Launching Event of the Muscat Plan of Action for Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide and Atrocity Crimes and their Incitement through Peace Mediation
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 15:00-16:30 EDT
ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations headquarters, New York
WHAT:
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations will host the launch of the Muscat Plan of Action for Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide and Atrocity Crimes and their Incitement through Peace Mediation.
The Muscat Plan of Action is the outcome of a global consultation process convened by the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (UNOSAPG) and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers. Developed through consultations with Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples from around the world, the Plan provides recommendations to strengthen their role in countering hate speech, preventing genocide and related atrocity crimes, and advancing peace through mediation and local peacebuilding.
The launch event will provide a platform to showcase the existing and potential contributions of Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples to atrocity prevention and conflict prevention efforts. It will also serve as a call for the global dissemination and implementation of the Muscat Plan of Action.
WHY:
The Muscat Plan of Action recognizes the important role of Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in fostering dialogue, mediation, social cohesion, and conflict prevention. The Plan offers recommendations for strengthening their engagement in efforts to counter hate speech, prevent genocide and related atrocity crimes, and build peaceful, inclusive, and just societies.
WHEN:
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 15:00–16:30 EDT (New York time)
WHERE:
ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
📺 And live via the UNAOC website:
https://www.unaoc.org/2026/06/muscat-action-plan-launch/
WHO:
- H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
- H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Said Al Mamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Oman
- H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under Secretary-General, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
- H.E. Mr. Chaloka Beyani, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Prevention of Genocide
- Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive Director, the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
- H.E. Mr. Talal Sulaiman Habib Alrahbi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the United States of America
- Mr. Khalid Saleh Said Al Rubkhi, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations
- Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples
- Representatives of UN Member States
MEDIA COVERAGE:
📹 The event is open to the media.
📺 The event can be viewed live online through the UNAOC website:
https://www.unaoc.org/2026/06/muscat-action-plan-launch/
📲Live social media coverage: #MuscatActionPlan
For inquiries, please contact:
UNAOC: Julie Ladanan, Public Information Officer
OSAPG: Dalila Sadinlija