United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

Educating Younger Generations on Global Citizenship through Intercultural Literacy
2018-05-02 15:00 - 17:30 (America/Halifax) | United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters, Conference Room 6, New York, NY, United States
An event co-organized by UNAOC, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN
and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Education is at the core of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) mandate and is considered by the Alliance as a major tool to build bridges between communities and people. Over the years, UNAOC has encouraged peace education through a cross-cultural approach to promote respect for diversity and awareness on interdependence of global cultures. UNAOC has also developed exchange programmes at the post-graduate level with the aim to contribute to the transfer of knowledge between scholars and students of different cultures and faiths.
Read more in the concept note below.

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Religious Leaders for a Safe World
2018-04-24 15:00 - 18:00 | UNHQ ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, United States
The Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations are co- organizing an Arria-Formula Meeting on the theme “Religious Leaders for a Safe World”.
The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 24 April 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The meeting will be an occasion for the United Nations community and other relevant stakeholders, including representatives of faith-based organizations, to stress the significance of fostering respectful tolerance across diverse cultures and religions, to address violent extremism and terrorism, and to reiterate the principles of relevant UN resolutions.
For more details, please see the concept note and agenda below.

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GFMD Thematic Workshop on Migration for Development: a Roadmap to Achieving the SDGs
2018-04-18 - 2018-04-19 | Mohammed VI International Conference Center, Mohammed VI International Conference Center, Skhirat, Morocco
UNAOC will attend a thematic workshop of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) on “Migration for Development: a Roadmap to Achieving the SDGs”.
UNAOC was invited to speak in Workshop 6 on “Citizenship and Identity.” 150+ delegates, representing around 90 UN Member States, GFMD observers, international organizations, as well as partners from the civil society and the private sector, will be in attendance.

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Capacity Building Workshop for Intercultural Innovation Award Recipients
2018-04-16 - 2018-04-20 | BMW Group Headquarters, Munich, Germany
The ten recipients of the Intercultural Innovation Award will take part in their first capacity building workshop, to be held at the BMW Group Headquarters in Munich, Germany.

Deadline Extended: 2018 Edition of the UNAOC Fellowship Programme
2018-04-08 - 2018-04-15
UNAOC is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2018 edition of its Fellowship Programme. The Call is open to participants between 25 to 35 years old, from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, with a strong interest in intercultural exchanges. The theme of the Fellowship 2018 being “Fostering youth resilience to prevent violent extremism and build sustainable peace”, candidates must also be able to present professional achievements in these fields. Read more here.
Note: The deadline has been extended to Sunday, 15 April, 2018, 11:59 PM.

UNAOC Group of Friends Meeting: "Preventing Violent Extremism and Sustaining Peace"
2018-04-03 10:00 - 13:00 | UNHQ ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, United States
The dual resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council (Res 2282) and General Assembly (70/262) in April 2016 placed the “sustaining peace” concept at the center of the UN’s peacebuilding work. Both resolutions recognized sustaining peace as “both a goal and a process to build a common vision of a society, ensuring that the needs of all segments of the population are taken into account”. Moreover, the constantly evolving and multi-faceted nature of contemporary violent extremism underlines the need to address the root causes of this phenomenon. The sustaining peace agenda is well-positioned to recalibrate responses to violent extremism through engaging actors within and outside the UN system.
The commitment to prevention has become central to the UN system response to the threat of terrorism. The Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism in 2016 was specifically designed to enhance implementation of the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy cross all four pillars, including Pillar on “Addressing the Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Terrorism” by drawing on the experience and strengths of all parts of the UN system in order to support Governments and societies in achieving their goals.
Governments cannot act alone in preventing violent extremism. Member States are encouraged to engage with all concerned social actors (including women, youth, religious leaders, and victims of violent extremism). Promotion of community-led initiatives aimed at strengthening social cohesion and grassroots-generated solutions to local grievances remains paramount. The Secretary-General tied this notion to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly SDG 16. In his remarks in February 2017, he reaffirmed that principle: “Promoting social cohesion, so that diversity is seen as a benefit rather than a threat, is investing in sustaining peace. As societies become more multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious, people must feel that their identities are valued, even as they feel a sense of belonging to the larger community.” Communities and grassroots organizations are best placed to bring to the fore their needs and debate possible avenues to address them. Discussions in this respect should promote a true exchange of ideas that would engender or strengthen a sense of belonging among members of the community.
An “All-of-United Nations” approach has always been at the heart of the Secretary-General reform efforts of the UN peace and security architecture. In this respect, UNAOC has been committed, dating back to the High-level Group Report of 2006, to promote initiatives aimed at rejecting violent extremism. The political interventions of the High Representative have consistently been guided by the need to advance efforts to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism and violent extremism while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. UNAOC project activities have similarly been anchored in this principle. Our project activities have evolved into a solid and growing portfolio that tackles the phenomenon from multiple directions. In all instances, UNAOC project activities are designed to promote the underlying values that are essential to preventing violent extremism and to advancing the goals of sustainable peace and security – tolerance, dialogue, inclusion and coexistence.
UNAOC youth-oriented activities provide opportunities for capacity building for civil society as well as peace education for young civil society leaders. Media programming provides young people with an opportunity to develop their media and information literacy and critical thinking skills to tackle hate speech and incitement to terrorism both in the online and offline spheres. The UNAOC Fellowship Program continues to provide opportunities for young professionals to expose themselves to new cultures and to gain a greater respect for cultural diversity. All of these initiatives represent key preventative elements.
At the end, sustaining peace aims to build a common vision of a society which, when inclusive and peaceful, will become the primary reference point for action on countering and ending violent extremism.
The High Representative will brief the members of the Group of Friends on the agenda for UNAOC activities in 2018.
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Deadline for Quotations: Capacity Building Training Services for UNAOC
2018-03-22
IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides

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PLURAL+ Screening in Barcelona, Spain
2018-03-22 | Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain
PLURAL+ 2018 partner Cinemes Girona is hosting a PLURAL+ screening in Barcelona, Spain to energize local youth participation in this year’s PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival on Migration, Diversity, and Social Inclusion.

Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development
2018-03-20 - 2018-03-22 | Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
UNAOC will be participating in the Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development (UN IANYD) taking place from 20 to 22 March 2018. The meeting will be hosted by the incoming co-chair, The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Intercultural Innovation Award Webinar on Donor Networking: Creating Lasting Relationships
2018-03-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
Note: This event is open to Intercultural Innovation Award recipients only.

Vacancy Announcement: Education Intern
2018-03-02 - 2018-03-25
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is looking for an Education Intern for its New York office.
The Education Intern will work under the direct, overall supervision of the UNAOC Media and Information Literacy Project Manager.
Deadline is 25 March 2018. Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Click here to learn more about this vacancy.
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Interreligious Dialogue for Peace: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence and Common Citizenship
2018-02-26 - 2018-02-27 | Vienna, Austria
UNAOC will be participating in the “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence and Common Citizenship”, from 26-27 February 2018, in Hilton Stadtpark, Vienna.
As part of the fifth anniversary of KAICIID’s launch as an intergovernmental and interreligious organization, the Centre is organizing a second high-level meeting for the purpose of launching the much needed and often requested High-level Religious Leaders Joint Platform.
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Call for Video Entries: PLURAL+ 2018 Youth Video Festival
2018-02-21 - 2018-06-03
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite youth from around the world to submit original and creative videos focusing on the PLURAL+ theme of migration, diversity and social inclusion. Click here to learn more.
Submit your videos here

Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue
2018-02-20 - 2018-02-21 | Doha, Qatar
UNAOC, participates in the Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, which convenes for its thirteenth session on the theme: “Religion and Human Rights”. The conference will be held February 20-21, 2018, in Doha, Qatar.
Read more here.

UNAOC Peace Workshop: Young Peacebuilders in MENA
2018-02-18 - 2018-02-23 | Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Twenty young peacebuilders between 18 and 25 years old from 12 MENA countries will travel to Amman, Jordan, to attend the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) peace workshop, organized in collaboration with GFP.
From the 18th until the 23rd of February 2018, the participants will analyze conflicts, practice peace tools to build bridges between cultures and religions, as well as design a peace project which they will implement after the training.

About the UNAOC Young Peacebuilders programme
The Young Peacebuilders consists of a series of regional workshops that UNAOC intends to implement in different regions of the world to offer competence development to young people and to grow and strengthen the global movement of young peacebuilders. Through this action, UNAOC is committing to support young people’s participation in peacebuilding with a growing coalition of partners.
Read more about Young Peacebuilders here.

Implementation of the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes
2018-02-11 - 2018-02-13 | Vienna, Austria
UNAOC will be participating in the implementation meeting for the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes in Vienna, Austria.
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8th Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week
2018-02-07 13:00 - 15:30 | Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the UN, 777 United Nations Plaza, NY, United States
Inspiring Faith in Humanity
Organized by UNAOC in collaboration with CRNGO
UNAOC in partnership with the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO), will co-organize the 8th Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week on 7 February 2018 which will focus on “Inspiring Faith in Humanity”. Religious leaders will join U.N. Representatives and Diplomats to share their stories and knowledge, and emphasize the partnership between religious communities and the United Nations to bring the world closer toward a more compassionate and sustainable future.
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PEACEapp Tunis
2018-01-28 - 2018-02-04 | Tunis, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia
UNAOC in partnership with Association ADO+ and the support of the Centre National de l’information pour l’Enfant (CNIFE), IOM, UNHCR, Red Crescent Tunisia, among other organizations, organized a three-day long PEACEapp workshop in Tunis, Tunisia.
Thirty young people, half from Tunisia and the other half young migrants and refugees from nine countries (Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Benin, Chad, Cameroun, Syria, Yemen, Guinea, and Rwanda) work together creating video games.
PEACEapp is a UNAOC initiative aiming at facilitating better understanding and forming camaraderie between local youth and young migrants and refugees. During the workshop all young participants develop video games though the MIT Media Lab gaming platform SCRATCH, while developing at the same time computational thinking, digital literacy, creativity and intercultural dialogue.
The local gaming company Galactech will continue working with some of the workshop participants and develop a gamified app on the topics of migration and refugees challenges.
Learn more about PEACEapp here.

Youth Solidarity Fund: Call For Applications
2018-01-23 - 2018-03-02
The Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF) supports youth-led organizations that foster peaceful and inclusive societies by providing seed funding to outstanding projects promoting intercultural and interfaith dialogue. It awards grants (up to USD 25,000) for the implementation of selected projects that demonstrate innovative and effective approaches to intercultural or interfaith dialogue and advance the mission of UNAOC. YSF only supports projects that are entirely developed and managed by youth for the benefit of youth. The age definition used by UNAOC to characterize youth is a person who is between 18 and 35 years old.

Eligibility: Youth-led organizations (18-35 years old) from select countries
Grant Details: Up to USD 25,000 to implement intercultural and interfaith dialogue projects
Project Duration: 6 months
Application deadline: 2 March 2018, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in New York (deadline extended)

For complete details on how to apply, eligibility and selection criteria, consult the Application Guidelines.

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Regional Dialogue on Sustaining Peace - Doha, Qatar
2018-01-18 - 2018-01-19 | Doha, Qatar, Doha, Qatar
On 18-19 January 2018, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, will participate in the Regional Dialogue on Sustaining Peace in Doha, Qatar.
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5th UNAOC #SpreadNoHate Symposium in Cairo, Egypt
2017-12-13 | Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
UNAOC Symposium:
#SpreadNoHate: A Global Dialogue on Hate Speech Against Migrants and Refugees in the Media
Organized in partnership with Egypt Media Development Program (EMDP)
Wednesday 13 December 2017
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah, Cairo, Egypt

What:
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is organizing a symposium on the topic of hate speech against migrants and refugees in the media on 13 December 2017 in Cairo, Egypt, in collaboration with Egypt Media Development Program (EMDP).
Organized in the framework of UNAOC’s #SpreadNoHate initiative, this symposium meeting is the fifth of the series and will shed light on the various dimensions and experiences of migration within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, their media coverage, and lessons learned by journalists from the region.
UNAOC invited a group of 80 carefully selected participants. Particular emphasis was placed on engaging journalists working in the MENA region. The #SpreadNoHate Symposium will also include migrants and refugees, representatives of international organizations, representatives of think-tanks, the private sector, academia, and civil society.

Who:

Soumia Alloui, Journalist and News Anchor/Producer, Algerian TV
Tarek Atia, CEO and Founder, Egypt Media Development Program (EMDP)
Firas Al-Atraqchi, Chair, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo
Ezzat Ibrahim, Editor-in-Chief, Al-Ahram Weekly
Chaker Khazaal, Author, Journalist
Raphael Minder, Spain and Portugal Correspondent, The New York Times
Lamia Radi, Head of the Arabic Language Service, Associated Press
Errin Whack, National Writer, Race and Ethnicity, Associated Press
Sami Zaptia, Co-Founder and Managing Editor, Libya Herald

When:
Wednesday 13 December 2017, from 09:30 to 18:45

Where:
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah
3 El Thawra Council St Zamalek Downtown Po Box 732 El Orman Giza
11518 Cairo, EGYPT

Twitter:
@UNAOC; hashtag: #SpreadNoHate

Contact:
Mr. Thibault Chareton (UNAOC): thibaultc@unops.org; +1 (646) 306-8780
Mr. Ahmed Montasser (EMDP): ahmed@emdponline.com
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Youth Solidarity Fund Workshop
2017-12-11 - 2017-12-15
Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF) capacity building workshop for recipients of the 2017 edition will convene in Istanbul, Turkey, on 11-15 December.

Recipients will work with alumni and trainers, as well as conduct youth dialogue exchanges with the Turkic Council network of young leaders and activists.

The Human Rights Concert
2017-12-09 | Human Rights and Alliance of Civilisations Room, United Nations, Geneva, United Nations Office at Geneva , Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
Co- organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
and Fundación Onuart

What:
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Fundación Onuart are inviting prestigious musicians to perform at the Palais des Nations on the occasion of the Human Rights Day. The setting of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room in the Palais des Nations in Geneva will provide the ideal backdrop to promote dialogue and peace around the world through music. A press Conference will be organized at the Palais des Nations room 19 at 12:30 to talk about the concert.

Who:

Rémy Pagani, Mayor of Geneva
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
Miguel Ángel Moratinos, President of Fundación Onuart
Mr. Josep Pons, Conductor
Tatxo Benet, Managing partner of Mediapro

When:
Saturday 9 December 2017 | 12:30

Where:
Room 19 (IX) at the Palais des Nations, United Nations | Geneva, Switzerland

For more information or to schedule interviews, contact: Ms. Nihal Saad, Chief of Cabinet & Spokesperson, UNAOC saadn@un.org and Mr. Juan Carlos Gutierrez, jc.gutierrez@fundaciononuart.es.
For more information on the programme: – https://www.unaoc.org/event/human-rights-concert-2017.
We will be live-tweeting the concert, follow #humanrightsconcert.

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UNAOC Fellowship Alumni Event: "The role of media and civil society in fostering peace"
2017-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, 871 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, United States
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
This event is by invitation only. If you would like to attend, kindly submit an expression of interest here.
Please note that submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee an invitation to the event.
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General InformationConcept NoteAlumni Bios

WHAT
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations are organizing a Fellowship Alumni discussion entitled “The role of media and civil society in fostering peace”.
UNAOC Fellowship Alumni are young professionals and civil society leaders from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and North Africa, who took part in the UNAOC Fellowship Programme.

Together, they work on mobilizing their resources and expertise to join the global effort for the promotion of tolerance and inclusion. For this occasion, UNAOC has invited 16 Fellowship Alumni professionally active in the fields of media and civil society. Through an interactive TED Talk format, they will present their observations and their recommendations.
The UNAOC Fellowship Programme is made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. UNAOC also thanks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, the League of Arab States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, and the Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations for their support.

WHO
UNAOC Fellowship Alumni:

Athar Ahmad, Journalist for the BBC, United Kingdom
Aziza Benlamoudi, Co-Founder of Algeria Youth Voices, Algeria
Elena D’Angelo, Fellow Project Officer at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy
Emadeddin Badi, Project Manager at Peaceful Change Initiative, Libya
Emna Ben Yedder, Co-Founder of “ACT – Think and Decide”, Tunisia
Fatima Al Banawi, Social Consultant and Artist, Saudi Arabia
Hayder Al Shakeri, Youth Advocate, Iraq
Jasmin Hasic, Assistant Professor at the International University of Burch, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Khalil El Masry, Consultant for the Advancing Inter-religious Peace-building Project, Egypt
Klara Hoskova, Media Programme Coordinator, Germany
Manal Elattir, Founder of ASILASHOP, Morocco
Roda Siad, Documentary Filmmaker, Canada
Shawn Lent, Program Director for Chicago Dance-makers Forum, United States of America
Taras Dzyubanskyy, Adviser to the Mayor of Lviv for Religious and Ecumenical Issues, Ukraine
Tomas Horvath, Project Manager at the Slovak NGDO Platform, Slovakia
Yousef Alhelou, Journalist for Al-Araby TV, State of Palestine

WHEN
Wednesday 6 December 2017 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM. A reception will be held afterwards.

WHERE
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, 871 UN Plaza New York NY 10017

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Responsibility of Religions and Governments for Peace - Between Autonomy and Complementarity
2017-12-05 12:00 - 17:00 | German House, 871 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Religion is an important source of understanding, peace and stability for many people. National governments and the international community should therefore consider measures to strengthen the potential of religious actors to support peace and build bridges. In this spirit, the German Federal Foreign Office launched the “Responsibility of Religions for Peace” initiative earlier this year.
This conference will bring together religious leaders, civil society representatives, policymakers and representatives of multilateral organizations. It seeks to identify the main challenges to cooperation across different religions and the conditions for effective cooperation in the future.

Please RSVP to rrp-event@giz.de by 29 November 2017
to accommodate you accordingly as space is limited.
Your title, full name and name of organization is needed to ensure smooth access procedures. It is important to bring your passport or picture-ID.

Co-sponsored by:

United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Religions for Peace

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The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony
2017-11-29 13:00 - 15:00 | UN Headquarters – Delegates Dining Room, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Please join us for the Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony, a celebration of the most innovative grassroots projects that encourage intercultural dialogue around the world.
If you would like to attend the Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony on 29 November 2017
at the United Nations headquarters in New York, please submit an expression of interest here.

PLURAL+ 2017 Panel Discussions
2017-11-10 15:30 - 19:30 | Paley Center for Media (25 West 52nd Street), 25 West 52nd Street, New York, NY, United States
On the occasion of PLURAL+ 2017 Awards and Festival at the United Nations Headquarters (November 9th) and the presence of many of PLURAL+ award winning young video makers in New York, PLURAL+ – in partnership with the Paley Center for Media, UNICEF/Voices of Youth and the Ghetto Film School – is organizing three panel discussions at the Paley Center for Media.

3:30-4:45 pm
Teen media makers producing socially inclusive videos
In partnership with Voices of Youth/UNICEF
Voices of Youth offers inspiring, original insight and opinion from across the globe – from young people, for young people.
Panel moderated by Katarzyna Pawelczyk, UNICEF/Voices of Youth
Participants:

Michalina Brzuska, Karolina Stróżyk, Sara Gaździak; makers of “We are Enough” (Poland)
Lucas Ruiz, Anna Casal, Ines and Cristina Labrador; makers of “Peace Bombs” (Spain)
Zain Lokhandwalla, Cali Dutta, Audrey Loverro, Mairéad O’Neill, Imogen Roche, Aeden Zinzell, Oscar Henk, Miles Pietsch, Duncan Occhiogrosso; makers of “When Words Fail” (USA)
Cynthia Polo, Fernando Mendoza, Natalia Luna, Diego Kareem Marín, María José Cepeda, Emilio Caudillo, José Manuel Cuevas, Alejandro Taber; makers of “Xenophobia” (Mexico)
Maria Munoz; maker of “Skins” (Spain)

4:45-4:55 pm
Center for International Disaster Information
Special presentation on CIDI, a unit of the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). As part of the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) guides and informs the public about the most effective ways to support international disaster relief efforts. They are increasingly engaging embassies, diaspora communities, religious, non-profits, corporations, businesses and governmental organizations across the U.S. and abroad who are seeking information about sending donations back to their countries of heritage during times of disaster and crisis and the most effective ways to support international disaster relief and recovery. USAID CIDI provides resources and conducts public awareness activities designed to empower donors to most effectively help people affected by disasters overseas. Through outreach, partnerships, and our annual student PSAid competition, we support donors and relief agencies as they work together to provide essential relief to disaster victims quickly, effectively, and economically.

4:55-5:05 pm
Special presentation of USA for IOM
USA for IOM is the nonprofit partner of the UN Migration Agency, IOM. The organization raises awareness and funds in support of IOM’s life-saving humanitarian work to help people forced from their homes by conflict or natural disasters, or suffering at the hands of human traffickers. USA for IOM provides a channel for individuals to give hope to the millions of people worldwide who have lost the peace and security of a permanent home.

5:10-6:20 pm
Powerful Partnerships: The Ghetto Film School Way
Ghetto Film School (GFS) founder Joe Hall will share interactive keynote presentations including presentations by young artists and educators from the GFS team. GFS is an award-winning non-profit founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great American storytellers. As more young people are making their voices heard, what is the role that collaborators play in ensuring creative excellence in storytelling? This multi-media interactive panel will examine various approaches and practices used across GFS in the South Bronx, Los Angeles and International Thesis Projects. GFS will present stories of their pioneering partnerships and creative practices in London, Israel and Ukraine.

6:30-7:30 pm
Youth media promoting positive social action
Panel moderated by Jordi Torrent, Project Manager, UNAOC Media and Information Literacy
Participants:

Hariz Ghifari, Ashari Ariya, Hari Songko, Shiela M. Larasati, Achmad Farizi; makers of “Child of All Nations” (Indonesia)
Sarah Randolph; maker of “The True Impact” (USA/Nepal)
Bruno Tarpani; maker of “Flowers to the Sea” (Brazil)
Alihan Smagulov; maker of “Aibek” (Kazakhstan)
Joana Maria Sousa; maker of “See Actions, not Colors” (Portugal)

For additional information please go to pluralplus.unaoc.org or contact plural@unaoc.org.

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival and Awards Ceremony
2017-11-09 18:30 - 21:00 | United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, 10, United States
PLURAL+ 2017 will celebrate 27 award-winning videos of the 320 entries received from all around the world. PLURAL+ supports the outreach of youth-produced videos addressing the topics of migration, diversity, social inclusion and the prevention of xenophobia. Click here for more information.

Join us on November 9th, UN Headquarters Conference Room 4,
for the screening of PLURAL+ 2017 Award-winning Videos!

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The Silk Road Concert
2017-10-14 17:30 - 21:00 | Human Rights and Alliance of Civilisations Room, United Nations, Geneva, United Nations Office at Geneva , Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
Organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Fundación Onuart
An encounter between East and West, promoting the dialogue and understanding among cultures through Art, as the best instrument to promote harmony between nations.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Fundación Onuart are inviting prestigious musicians from the Silk Road countries to perform at “The Silk Road Concert.” While offering a musical journey through the Silk Road – possibly the most mythical route of antiquity – the concert sets out to use music as an instrument to foster intercultural dialogue, understanding, and rapprochement between nations and cultures. The setting of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room in the Palais des Nations in Geneva will provide the ideal backdrop to promote dialogue and peace around the world through music.

Musical Performance by:

Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic Islands directed by Maestro Pablo Mielgo
Yasmine Azaiez (violin)
Bing Bing Wang (Soprano)
Burak Bilgili (Bass)
Fatma Said (Soprano)
Huiling Zhu (Mezzo)
Vladimir Galouzine (Tenor)
Warren Mok (Tenor)
Yuan Gao (Soprano)

Remarks by:

Michael Moller, Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva
Guillaume Barazzone, Mayor of Geneva (tbc)
Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, President of the UN Human Rights Council
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
Miguel Ángel Moratinos, President of Fundación Onuart.

Women, War and Peace: Film Screening and Discussion of "I Came Here to Testify"
2017-10-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Harriman Institute Atrium, 420 W 118th St, New York, NY, 10017, United States
When: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 6:00pm

Where: Harriman Institute Atrium, 12th floor International Affairs Building, 420 W 118th St

What: Screening of the documentary film “I Came to Testify”, followed by a discussion with filmmaker and media executive Pamela Hogan, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, Chief of Cabinet and Spokesperson for the High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Nihal Saad, and film producer and President of the Post-Conflict Research Center Velma Šarić. The discussion will be moderated by Tanya Domi (SIPA/Harriman Institute).
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