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Mission Statement

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is an initiative of the UN Secretary-General which aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and peoples across cultures and religions, and to help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism.
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Latest News

President Sampaio on Gaza
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
As the United Nations' High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, I visited Israel and the occupied territories of Palestine, including Gaza, in May 2008. More...

OSCE Ministerial Council issues decision on UNAOC
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Meeting in Helsinki on 4-5 December, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe issued a decision on contributing to the implementation phase of the UNAOC. More...

HLG member passes away
Thursday, 11 December 2008
It is with great sadness the UNAOC has learnt of the death of Mr Ali Alatas, former foreign minister of Indonesia and High-Level Group member. More...

Events & Announcements

AoC Bulletin: Fall 2008
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
The second issue of the Alliance Bulletin, newsletter of the Alliance of Civilizations, is now available. More...

Silatech initiative gathers pace
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Ten months after launching at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum, the global youth employment initiative Silatech is gathering pace. More...

AoC Co-Sponsor Conference on Education and Intercultural Understanding
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
On 21-22 October, the Alliance of Civilizations is co-sponsoring a conference in Copenhagen on Education for Intercultural Understanding and Dialogue. More...

Online Clearinghouses

The Alliance of Civilizations seeks to develop a series of online clearinghouses focusing on the AoC’s main areas of implementation: youth, education, media and migration. These web-based clearinghouses will feature best practices, materials, and resources on cross-cultural dialogue and cooperation.

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Youth

Youth has been identified as one of the key priorities for the work of the Alliance of Civilizations. The AoC Secretariat is actively trying to involve youth directly in its work by collaborating with broad networks of youth organizations. Our goal is to have a youth perspective in the media debate, on cross-cultural and interreligious issues and in all AoC projects.

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President Sampaio's Message

President Jorge Sampaio, High Representative of the AoC, talks about the Alliance.
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Meet The Experts

Global Expert Finder is a resource for journalists covering stories about cultural, religious and political tensions between communities, and across borders. This resource connects media professionals with leading commentators on inter-cultural crises and their likely long-term impact.....
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Video Interviews

Interviews with Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group Members.
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