civilization

Education and media key aspects of UN bid to bridge Islam and West – envoy

14 June 2007
Education, the media, youth and migration are at the heart of a two-year plan to bridge the divide between Islam and the West that was presented today to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon by the United Nations envoy heading the global campaign on the issue, known as the “Alliance of Civilizations.”

General Assembly president urges unity among cultures

11 May 2007
Closing a major conference today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, General Assembly President Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa called on the peoples of the world to overcome their mutual indifference to each other to solve grave global problems.

Media, religion must overcome rampant mistrust between cultures – Ban Ki-moon

10 May 2007
With an epidemic of mistrust of the “other,” along with rising terrorism and other inter-group violence, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of the General Assembly today called on the media, religions and individuals to work for mutual respect as a major conference on co-existence opened in New York.

Former Portuguese president chosen as UN envoy to Alliance of Civilizations

26 April 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed the former Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio as the first United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, the international initiative set up in 2005 to promote reconciliation between religions, cultures and nations.
Kofi Annan

Secretary-General stresses need for peoples to understand each other better

18 December 2006
Calling for greater understanding between cultures, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today warned the General Assembly that in the current atmosphere of “rising tensions among societies” all humanity must work together to strengthen and improve civilization worldwide.
Annan addresses Alliance of Civilizations meeting

Annan refutes notion of 'clash of civilizations,' points to youth as key to end mistrust

13 November 2006
Rejecting the notion of a clash of civilizations or religions, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for better education and opportunities for youth, as well as the resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, to stem mounting mistrust and violence between Islam and the West.
Co-chairs Federico Mayor (L) and Mehmet Aydin

Alliance of Civilizations meeting makes ‘significant progress’ towards first report

6 September 2006
Education, youth, immigration, women and media will be the priorities of the first major report by the Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative set up by Secretary-General Kofi Annan last year to try to bridge the gap between Islam and the West.

‘Alliance of Civilizations’ group advances work at Dakar meeting

30 May 2006
A meeting of experts on the Alliance of Civilizations – an initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Islam and the West – concluded today in Dakar, Senegal, having advanced preparations for a report on actions to tackle the problem that will be presented to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan later this year.

Brazilian and Chinese professors join Annan’s group on Alliance of Civilizations

14 December 2005
Professor Candido Mendes of Brazil and Professor Pan Guang of China became the final members of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s high-level group on the Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Islamic and Western societies and overcoming misconceptions which potentially threaten world peace.

Democracy vital for dialogue between world’s civilizations, says UNESCO chief

6 April 2005
Globalization has made dialogue between the world’s civilizations crucial, but such a process must be based on the full panoply of human rights, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said.