United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

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

UNAOC Group of Friends Meeting
2014-02-14 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | 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

The Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for All
2013-11-01 - 2013-11-02 | Unnamed Venue, Beijing, China

World Innovation Summit for Education (WYSE) "Reinventing Education for Life"
2013-10-29 - 2013-10-31 | Unnamed Venue, Doha, Qatar

Cross Cultural Dialogue between the Arab World and Europe
2013-10-26 - 2013-10-27 | Unnamed Venue, Rimini, Italy

Alumni Consultative Group of the Fellowship Programme
2013-10-24 - 2013-10-26 | NY
From the 23rd of October to the 26th, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Fellowship Programme, will be hosting an Alumni gathering of 11 fellows from past Fellowship Programme editions.
This gathering will aim at finalizing the Baku Report and at preparing strategic recommendations for the development of an Alumni Network Action Plan.
The UNAOC’s Fellowship Programme focuses on creating opportunities for young leaders, across the Arab world and the West, to increase mutual understanding through experiential learning and direct interaction with civil society. The first Alumni meeting of the fellowship programme took place on the 31st of May 2013 in conjunction with the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Gathering of this Alumni Consultative Group from the 23rd to the 26th of October will focus on building incrementally on the conclusions of the Baku Report. This report will focus mainly on the improvement of the format and content of the fellowship programme but also on a grounded reflection concerning the West-Muslim relationship.
To construct on the success of the past editions and with the Baku Report in hand, the Alumni Network Action Plan will endeavor to create a Network that can further prolong and develop the ties and newly shared perspectives of the fellows.
The first day of the Alumni gathering will begin with a Debriefing Kick-off meeting and a presentation of keynote speeches by the UNAOC senior management and partners addressed to the Alumni fellows. The rest of the day will focus on building and consolidating the Baku Report.
The second day will consist of training and discussion on strategies and tools to sustain the UNAOC’s Fellowship Alumni Network with the support of the fellowship programme’s partner the Institute of International Education.
The programme is made possible thanks to a grant of the Federal Foreign office of Germany and the Hermes Foundation and is developed in partnership with the League of Arab States, the British Council, Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Institute for International Education and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
The Fellowship Programme is the first and only young leaders’ exchange programme developed jointly with partners and resources from the Arab and Muslim world, Europe, and the United States.

"Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" video contest
2013-09-27 | NY
“Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” World Day for Cultural Diversity May 21
Online Video Contest
Rules & Regulations for submitting videos
Please read the rules and regulations carefully.
Participating in the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” video contest of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) means that you have agreed to all of the rules and regulations listed below.
For promotional and educational purposes we will be using the selected videos on diverse platforms for the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” campaign as well as include them on the PLURAL + Youth Video Festival DVD.
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in partnership with UNESCO and various other partners from corporations to civil society is launching“Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” campaign aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion.
Follow the campaign at: https://www.facebook.com/DoOneThingforDiversityandInclusion
Following the adoption in 2001 of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, the UN General Assembly declared May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This day raises awareness on the richness of world cultures and the opportunities that cultural diversity can bring to societies.
As part of the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” 2013 campaign, we are organizing a video contest. The winning videos will be included within the UNAOC Plural + Youth Video Festival DVD. http://pluralplus.unaoc.org
The “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” video contest is designed to allow the participants to creatively portray their “Do One Thing” through a one-minute video. The theme of diversity and inclusion needs to be explicit.
Eligibility
• The individual who submits the video is considered ‘the participant’ in the contest.
• Multiple individuals are still allowed to work on the video.
• The videos submitted need to reflect the theme of diversity and inclusion.
• Immediate family members (siblings, children and grandchildren) of jurors for the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” video contest are not eligible to enter the competition.
• The Selection Committee will evaluate entries based on originality, creativity, and relevance to the topic of cultural diversity and inclusion.
Format
• Videos that are not in English must have English subtitles.
• All videos must be one-minute maximum of running time.
Consent and Copyright
• By participating in the contest, the makers of the video grant the UNAOC and “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” campaign partners the rights for the use of the video in any format.
• Participants must get the consent of everyone appearing in their videos if their faces are recognizable.
• Participants must get the consent of everyone whose copyrighted, patented or trademarked material appears in their videos.
• Participants must get the consent of everyone whose music is used in their videos unless consent is not needed (due to lack of copyright etc.).
Subject
• No video may contain vulgarity, violence, defamatory language or any other subject deemed by the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” committee to be inappropriate for the tone of the competition.
• Videos must pertain to the topics of cultural diversity and inclusion.
• Reflecting on these topics, videos should show the participants’ thoughts, experiences, opinions, questions and suggestions.
• Videos may be of whatever type, style or genre – animated, documentary, drama, music video, comedy etc.
Use of the Video
• The makers of the video will continue to own the rights of their videos, but when they submit the video to the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” video contest, the UNAOC and the campaign partners have unlimited use of the video for non-commercial and educational purposes.
• The UNAOC and its associated partners reserve the right to show any submitted videos a limitless, non commercial, number of times in whatever format they deem fit for the purpose of the advocacy campaign.
• The makers of the video agree to the possibility of wide multi-platform distribution of their work, including broadcast, DVD and Internet distributions (social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube… etc).
Submissions
• Please post your videos on your personal Facebook page mentioning the campaign page using the tag @DoOneThing for Diversity and Inclusion.
• To tag the Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion page, add an “@” sign, and with no space after, begin typing “Do One Thing…” until you see the page in the drop-down menu. Select it and the words will appear in your status as blue. Once you post, it will link to the page automatically.
• You can also upload them to YouTube and then post it on our Facebook page directly.
• Participants must follow these instructions or risk their submission not being considered for the contest.
Prizes & Awards
• Winning videos will receive USD 1500 donated by Weyerhaeuser and TAL Televisión América Latina. In addition, each winner will receive Najafi Global Mindset’s upcoming book Developing your Global Mindset: The Handbook for successful global leaders.
www.developingglobalmindset.com
– 1st prize: USD 1000
– 2nd prize: USD 300
– 3rd prize: USD 200
• Winning videos will appear on the PLURAL + Youth Video Festival DVD.
Deadline
• Please submit your videos by 12:00 PM (EDT) Friday, 27 September 2013 your Facebook page and make sure the “Do One Thing” Facebook page is mentioned by using the tag @Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion.
• The selected videos will be announced by late October 2013.

"Land of Tolerance" Photography Exhibition by Mr. Reza Deghati
2013-09-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Secretariat Building, UNHQ, New York, United States
Photography exhibition with the theme of “Land of Tolerance” to celebrate the Group Of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations — Ministerial meeting — and to honor Mr. Reza Deghati, an international award winning photographer.
The venue: Between Conference Rooms 1 & 2 at the UNHQ Secretariat Building.
This event is organized with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Fall 2013 Fellowship Programme
2013-09-03 | NY
Application Info: click here
We are pleased to announce the Fall 2013 Fellowship programme in the MENA region for European and North American young professionals. Current events, the recent Baku Alumni Forum and the last cohort of MENA Fellows this past June underscore the need for accelerated dialogue and action in fostering peace, understanding, trust and cooperation. We are proud of all of our Fellows’ work in these areas and look forward to welcoming a new batch of exceptional young leaders to this group.
The Fellowship programme has an open call for applications this fall for European and North American participants, that will close on September 3, 2013 for this session. Learn more by clicking here.
About the Fellowship:
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is a competitive Fellowship program designed to foster mutual understanding, trust, cooperation and dialogue between emerging leaders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, Canada and the United States. The program is sponsored by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany in partnership with the League of Arab States, Guerrand-Hermes, ISESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, the Qatar foundation, OIC and the Institute of International Education.
MENA Fellows travel to 3 countries in Europe and 3 States in the United States. European, Canadian and American Fellows travel to 3 countries in the MENA region. Fellows meet with host country officials, government leaders, representatives of the media, NGOs, academics and religious groups to gain a multidimensional perspective of the political, economic and social background of each country.
This year the Fellowship program will be in November 2013 (Dates TBC). Fellows will travel to three countries (TBD) in the MENA region.
Airfare and transportation, lodging and food expenses are covered by the programme.

UNAOC-EF Summer School
2013-08-24 - 2013-08-31 | NY
From 24 to 31 of August, the UNAOC-EF Summer School will take place in Tarrytown, NY, USA. A total of 100 youth from various backgrounds will gather there to build the skills needed for our interconnected world.
For more information on the UNAOC-EF Summer School please visit the website http://www.unaocefsummerschool.org/

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival Call for Entries
2013-06-30 | NY
Submit your videos now up until June 30th, 2013
http://pluralplus.unaoc.org/submit/
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.
A prestigious international jury will select three winners in each age categories (9-12, 13-17, and 18-25). One representative of each PLURAL+ International Jury Award winner will be invited to New York, all travel expenses paid, to present their work at the PLURAL+ 2013 Awards Ceremony at the Paley Center for Media on December 5, 2013. Additional awards will be given by collaborating partners and may include equipment or professional opportunities.
Read more about how to submit your videos here.
Watch the PLURAL+ 2012 winning videos here.

UNAOC-EF Summer School
2013-06-15 | NY
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is collaborating with EF Education First (EF) in the context of the first UNAOC-EF Summer School, which will take place in Tarrytown, NY, USA, from 24 to 31 of August 2013.
This UNAOC-EF Summer School will bring together 100 youth from all over the world for a week of discussions on pressing global challenges within the context of cultural and religious diversity. Several skills-building workshops will be offered with a view to strengthen participants’ ability on topics such as peace-building, human rights, advocacy, social entrepreneurship, etc.
This year marks the fourth UNAOC Summer School. Youth (between 18 and 35) who are interested in attending this year’s summer school can apply at www.UNAOCEFSummerSchool.org on or before 15 June 2013.
Selected participants will be provided with flight, accommodation, meals and full event access.
For more information about the UNAOC-EF Summer School, please contact info@unaocefsummerschool.org.
We encourage you to share this message with your networks of young people who might be interested by the UNAOC-EF Summer School.
Note: The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and EF Education First (EF) expect to officially launch UNAOC-EF Summer School in Spring 2013. However, UNAOC and EF reserve the right to not select any applicants, or to cancel the Summer School for any reason. UNAOC and EF accept no liability for cancelling the Summer School or for anyone’s failure to receive actual notification of cancellation.

Baku World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
2013-05-29 - 2013-05-31 | Baku, Azerbaijan

Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion Campaign Launch
2013-05-21 15:00 | The Bronx
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations launched the “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” campaign in 2011 in partnership with UNESCO and more than a hundred corporate, civil society and governmental partners from around the world. The main objective of the campaign is to build awareness and public support for Diversity and Inclusion. It also marks World Day for Diversity and Development on May 21st.
People all around the world will be doing one thing to express their commitment to diversity and inclusion, sharing their experience with family ,friends and colleagues.
The UN High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser himself will express his firm commitment to inclusion and diversity and will go to the Bronx on May 21st , at 3PM at The Point ( 940 Garrison Avenue ), the Saint Paul’s Lutheran church and the Yankees stadium to meet with leaders of local communities, in the field of sports, education, culture, and to express the support of the United Nations for their work to promote diversity and inclusion.
The campaign will culminate in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 29th on the sidelines of the Baku Forum for Intercultural Dialogue with the participation of a number of Ministers and Government officials. Dozens of events in celebration of Diversity and Inclusion will take place around the world as well as a slogan contest and a video contest.
All information is available on the Facebook page “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion”.
Join us in celebrating Diversity and Inclusion, show your support, and Do One Thing yourself for Diversity and Inclusion.
For Press inquiries, contact Ms. Nihal Saad, Spokesperson for the UN High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations : saadn@un.org or nsaad777@yahoo.com

UNAOC Group of Friends Meeting
2013-05-13 15:30 - 18:00 | Conference Room 1, NLB, UNHQ

Social Harmony & Religious Identities
2013-05-01 19:00 | The Crossroads Cultural Center, NY
