United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

Group of Friends Ministerial Meeting - September 2014
2014-09-26 08:30 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | UNHQ, CB, Conference Room 3
UNAOC GOF Ministerial Meeting Sep 26 Programme (pdf)
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2014 Global Forum in Bali (29 — 30 August)
2014-08-29 - 2014-08-30
The 2014 Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 29 — 30 August 2014.
For more information please visit: http://www.unaoc.org/global-forums/bali/

UNAOC-EF Summer School
2014-08-16 - 2014-08-23
The next UNAOC-EF Summer School will take place in Tarrytown, New York from the 16th – 23rd August 2014.
For more information, please see the Media Advistory: http://www.unaoc.org/2014/08/75-youth-from-75-countries-exchange-ideas-for-effective-peacebuilding-methods-with-the-un-deputy-secretary-general-and-un-officials/
And visit the website: www.unaocefsummerschool.org

Entrepreneurs for Social Change
2014-07-14
More information available at http://unaocyouth.org/e4sc/

Plural+ Youth Video Festival 2014
2014-06-27
PLURAL+ 2014 Call for Entries is open! Looking forward to your videos.
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) again invite the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on PLURAL+ themes: migration, diversity and social inclusion.
Recognizing youth as powerful agents of social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions, PLURAL+ invites youth to address key challenges related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness, both at local and global levels. Young people up to 25 years old are invited to submit short videos of five minutes maximum in length.
Visit http://pluralplus.unaoc.org for more information.

Group of Friends Meeting
2014-06-26 15:00 - 17:00 | UNHQ ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, United States
GoF Meeting: “The Role of Young People in Peacebuilding”

World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development (22—23 May)
2014-05-22 - 2014-05-23 | Secretariat Building, UNHQ, New York, United States
Media Advisory
New York , 22-23 MAY 2014
NEW YORK — High-level officials, prominent athletes and youth will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City to explore the power of youth and sports for peace and development during the World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development from May 22 to May 23, 2014.
The event is hosted by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and sponsored by World Faiths Development Dialogue, Worldwide Support for Development and International Sports Promotion Society. The summit will launch a young leaders fellowship under the mentorship of a prominent sports figure to fund sports and human development projects associated with the summit.
The UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has identified Sports, among other forms of collective expressions of human values including Art, Music and Entertainment as additional tools that UNAOC can use to foster the culture of peace and diversity.
This meeting is the third part of a series of annual international symposia aimed at highlighting the positive role that sports can play in furthering the cause for peace and human development. A first event in London in June 2012 launched the series, and a second was held in Tokyo in July 2013. The goal is to facilitate a visionary and rigorous conversation among young athletes, leaders, academics and experts about the values that the world of sports can advance including, diversity, inclusion, peace building and development.
A detailed schedule with panel descriptions and list of speakers is linked to here [DOC].
For more information and/or press accreditation please contact:
Ms. Nihal SAAD
M: 646.255.4664
O: 212.457.1751
saadn@un.org
Ms. Meenakshi DALAL
M: 630.272.0772
O: 212.457.1861
dalalm@unops.org

Lecture at Coventry University
2014-05-19 | Coventry University, UK
HR Al-Nasser Lecture at Coventry University “Diversity Matters : Contemporary Challenges of Peaceful Relations”

The Intercultural Innovation Award
2014-04-30
The Intercultural Innovation Award is a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group, with the aim to strengthen their commitment to encouraging cultural diversity and coexistence among communities. The Award searches for innovative and sustainable projects around the world that are promoting dialogue and cooperation among people from different cultural backgrounds using novel and creative methods.
Not-for-profit organizations that are active in the fields of migration and integration; intercultural awareness; education for intercultural citizenship; the role of specific groups (faith-based; women; youth; media) in promoting intercultural understanding, with a track records in managing intercultural projects and willingness to expand their range of action, are eligible to apply.
The competition is now open for applications and the deadline for submissions is 30 April, 2014.
For more info: Click here.

UNAOC Focal Points Meeting & Preparatory Conference for 6th UNAOC Global Forum
2014-04-29 09:00 - 2014-04-30 18:00 | Doha, Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Doha Focal Points Meeting Program FINAL[DOC]
Logistical Details [PDF]
Registration Form [DOC]
Doha Focal Points Meeting Draft Outcome [DOC]

UNAOC-EF Summer School
2014-04-22

UNAOC Group of Friends Meeting
2014-04-02 15:00 - 18:00 | NLB CFR 4
UNAOC GoF Meeting April 2_Agenda and Programme [DOC]

Cultural Diplomacy & Multilingualism
2014-03-20 13:15 - 14:30 | UNHQ ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Event Program [PDF]

March in March to End Violence Against Women
2014-03-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Secretariat Building, UNHQ, New York, United States
For more information please see pdf flyer: [PDF] March in March to End Violence Against Women

2014 Fellowship Programme
2014-02-27
Application Info: http://www.unaoc.org/actions/trainings-and-exchanges/fellowship/apply/

Global Citizenship & the Future of the UN : Discussion & Book Launch event co-organized with SGI-IPS
2014-02-20 13:15 - 14:30 | NLB Room 7 UNHQ

Unity in Diversity: World Civil Society & Int'l Dialogue
2014-02-20 09:00 - 2014-02-21 09:00 | rm (tbc)

12th Coordination Meeting on International Migration
2014-02-20 - 2014-02-21

UNAOC Group of Friends Meeting
2014-02-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Trusteeship Council Room

World Interfaith Harmony: Vital For Peace & Development
2014-02-12 10:00 | Trusteeship Council Room

Side Event with Club de Madrid on Social Inclusion & Migration
2014-02-10 11:30 - 12:30 | NLB Room 7 UNHQ

17th Eurasian Economic Summit
2014-02-04 - 2014-02-06 | Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Bicocca Intercultural Day
2014-01-31 | Univeristy of Biccoca, Milan, Italy

3rd Bicocca Intercultural Day
2014-01-30 - 2014-01-31 | Milan

8th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
2014-01-20 - 2014-01-22 | Marseilles

27th Conference of the Academy of Latinity
2014-01-08 - 2014-01-10 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Doha Goals Forum
2013-12-09 - 2013-12-11 | Unnamed Venue, Doha, Qatar

PLURAL+ 2013 Awards Ceremony
2013-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | The Paley Center for Media, 25 W 52nd St, New York, NY, 10019, United States
PLURAL+ is a join initiative of UNAOC and IOM which awards youth-produced videos on migration, diversity and social inclusion. To further empower youth voices on these topics, PLURAL+ is a platform of distribution of the selected videos, facilitating the presentation of PLURAL+ videos in multiple platforms and venues worldwide. Awarded youth media makers from around the world will participate at the Awards Ceremony.
For more information on the 2013 Winners [PDF]
View the 2013 Winning Videos on the PLURAL+ website

Global Thinkers Forum (HR Keynote Speaker)
2013-12-02 - 2013-12-04 | Athens, Athens, Greece
For more information on the Global Thinkers Forum http://www.globalthinkersforum.org/

KAICIID Global Forum: The Image of the Other (HR keynote Speaker)
2013-11-18 - 2013-11-19 | Vienna, Vienna, Austria
