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SUMMARY:PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival: 2020 Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration will hold the annual Awards Ceremony of their joint initiative\, the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The virtual event will feature short films produced by young filmmakers from across the globe on the pressing issues of migration\, diversity\, social inclusion\, the prevention of xenophobia\, the future of our world\, and interreligious dialogue. \nEvery year\, PLURAL+ gives young people around the world the opportunity to express their vision and their creativity through multimedia production. To learn more\, visit pluralplus.unaoc.org.
URL:https://www.unaoc.org/event/plural-youth-video-festival-2020-awards-ceremony/
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SUMMARY:Global Pledge for Action Webinar: Gender equality in the context of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:as part of the series of six sessions on implementing the Global Pledge for Action by Religious Actors and Faith-Based Organizations to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in Collaboration with the United Nations \nCo-facilitated by the UN Alliance of Civilizations\, UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect\, and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\n\nThe UN Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC)\, the Office on Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held a virtual consultation with religious leaders and actors on 28 May 2020. The consultation was organized in response to the 22 April call by the UN Secretary-General to religious actors to contribute to wider efforts against the pandemic and its consequences. The meeting brought together religious leaders and actors as well as faith-based organizations to discuss possible areas of action and collaboration with the United Nations in the common fight against COVID-19 and its socio-economic impacts. This consultation resulted in the Global Pledge for Action\, which includes a declaration by religious leaders and actors with assurances and commitments in response to COVID-19\, and a mapping of ongoing activities and possible areas of collaboration with the United Nations. \nThe first webinar\, entitled “Gender equality in the context of COVID-19”\, will be held via Cisco Webex on Monday\, 7 December 2020 at 10:00-11:30 EDT/16:00-17:30 CET. \nFor the opening panel discussion\, we are delighted to have confirmations from Ahmed Shaheed (UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief)\, Nahla Haidar (member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women)\, Samuel Jayakumar (South Asia Forum for Freedom of Religion or Belief) and Ghida Anani (founder and director of ABAAD – Resource Centre for Gender Equality). Ibrahim Salama (Chief of OHCHR Human Rights Treaties Branch) will facilitate the inter-active discussion and peer-to-peer learning. \nIn the second part of this webinar on 7 December\, all participants are kindly invited to present good practices and lessons learnt\, and identify specific action needed to promote gender equality in the context of COVID-19. Please feel free to raise any questions\, challenges and opportunities as well as to explore options for follow-up and further collaboration. \nParticipants need to have experience working in the field of combating COVID-19 and its impacts on society. If interested\, please send an email with the designated person’s name\, contact details and institutional affiliation to mwiener@ohchr.org with copy to anajimenez@unops.org and cruciani@un.org  and you will receive the link to join the webinars following the registration.  \nLearn more about the Global Pledge for Action
URL:https://www.unaoc.org/event/global-pledge-for-action-webinar-gender-equality-in-the-context-of-covid-19/
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SUMMARY:UNAOC Fellowship Alumni Event:  “Building peace and fostering social cohesion in the age of new media”
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Republic of Germany\n \n\n\n When: Thursday 10 December from 11:00AM to 1:00AM EST.  \n Where: https://www.unaoc.org/fellowship-alumni-event \n\nBackground \nAcross the world\, we have witnessed an upsurge in hate speech\, bigotry and racist rhetoric on social media and other forms of communication. In the words of the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)\, Miguel Ángel Moratinos: “Stigmatization and vilification targeting certain communities based on their religion or belief is an affront to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” In line with its motto “Many Cultures\, One Humanity”\, UNAOC has worked on addressing these challenges by adopting a whole-of-society approach to foster intercultural and interfaith dialogue\, building bridges of understanding and countering stereotyping and polarization.  \nPromoting the use of new media to foster social cohesion and sustainable peace has become crucial to tackle these threats and to deepen progress across the United Nations agenda\, UNAOC is working closely to that effect with a wide range of stakeholders such as media professionals\, policy makers\, the private sector\, civil society\, youth organizations\, women advocates\, educators\, religious and community leaders and more. In this context\, UNAOC has invited twenty young professionals and civil society leaders from Europe\, North America\, the Middle East and North Africa\, to share their recommendations and good practices for the meaningful use of new media and information technology in the global efforts for sustainable peace and social cohesion. All participants are UNAOC Fellows\, professionally involved in the fields of intercultural and interreligious dialogue\, media and peacebuilding. \n\nThe UNAOC Fellowship Programme and its Alumni Network \nThe Fellowship program is one of UNAOC’s flagship programs funded and supported by the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s an intercultural exchange programme between young professionals and civil society leaders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)\, and Europe and North America (EUNA). The Fellowship aims at deconstructing stereotypes and at fostering dialogue and understanding between youth of different faiths and cultures. During their trip\, UNAOC Fellows meet with a wide range of stakeholders. Together\, they explore opportunities for intercultural collaboration and exchange good practices on how to address current global challenges.  \nIn 2020\, the Fellowship Programme took the form of a virtual capacity-building exchange programme focused on “Building peace in the age of new media”. All 2020 UNAOC Fellows were selected for their professional achievements in the fields of media and peace-building. After completing their Fellowship\, participants join the UNAOC Fellowship Alumni Network\, a global pool of 250+ young experts and civil society leaders from 53 countries. UNAOC Fellowship Alumni are professionally involved in a wide spectrum of activities.  \n\nObjectives of the Event  \nThe High Representative for the UNAOC will lead an interactive discussion with twenty UNAOC Fellowship Alumni from Europe\, North America\, the Middle East\, and North Africa\, on the role new media can play in building peace and fostering social cohesion.  \nIn their exchange with the High Representative\, discussants will share good practices and ideas about how to harness the power of new media and information technology to support the global community and international organizations in their work towards building sustainable peace and fostering social cohesion.  \nTogether they will touch upon underlying issues such as exploring the definition of peace; fighting misinformation through media literacy; promoting inclusive intercultural and interreligious dialogue; drawing the line between hate speech and freedom of speech; engaging in All-of-Society partnerships  \nBasing their interventions on their own experience on the ground and engagement with UNAOC\, Fellowship Alumni will share recommendations on how to leverage new media as a tool for good in the prevention and mediation of conflicts and in achieving peace.  \nParticipants to the latest edition of the Fellowship Programme will share the lessons learned during their virtual visits to Austria\, Canada\, Egypt\, France\, Germany\, Lebanon\, Morocco\, Qatar\, Spain\, Tunisia\, the United Arab Emirates and the United States on the role of new media in peacebuilding.  \n\nVirtual Exhibition \nThe event platform will also feature an online exhibition hall with virtual booths where the audience will be able to learn more about UNAOC\, its #forSafeWorship campaign\, 2020 UNAOC Fellows’ media projects\, and other UNAOC programmes and activities. \n\n\n\nSpeakers \nH.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos\nHigh Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations \nH.E. Mr. Günter Sautter\nAmbassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations \nMr. Al Mustapha Sguenfle\nJournalist for the Moroccan News Agency \nMs. Alba Sabaté-Gauxachs\nProfessor of Journalism and Global Communication Management at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations\, Ramon Llull University \nMr. Ali Ghaith\nMedia and Communications Specialist for CARE \nMs. Amal El Jabali \nInclusive and Outreach Education Assistant at UNICEF \nMs. Anne Parsons\nVisual Communications Manager at Kiron Open Higher Education \nMr. David Fischer \nMedia Coordinator for Human Rights Watch \nMs. Elizabeth Arif-Fear\nFounder of “Voice of Salam” \nMr. Jacopo Ottaviani\nChief Data Officer at Code for Africa \nMr. Josh Cass\nFounding member of the Forum for Religion and International Affairs \nMs. Kawtar Amrani\nProduct Policy Manager – Trust and Safety for TikTok \nMs. Kholoud Al Ajarma\nAnthropologist and Refugee Rights’ Advocate \nMs. Najwa Ben Wheba\nSocial Media Journalist for Al Jazeera Arabic \nMs. Orla Murphy\nSpeechwriter to the President of the 75th session of the General Assembly \nMr. Peter Mosaad\nCo-Founder of Robabikia \nMs. Radwa Sakr\nAdministrative Assistant and Consultant to the Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation \nMs. Samiha Tadjine\nAcademic Advisor for the Advanced Science and Creativity Association \nMr. Tim Mortimer\nProgramme Manager at The Faith & Belief Forum \nMs. Veronika Verner\nCommunication Specialist for the Council of Europe \nMr. Walid Alnabahin\nFounder of the Media Show initiative \nMr. Yehuda Silverman\nFaculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Ursuline College
URL:https://www.unaoc.org/event/unaoc-fellowship-alumni-event-building-peace-and-fostering-social-cohesion-in-the-age-of-new-media/
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