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Dialogue among civilizations essential for UN goal of preventing conflict: Annan

Dialogue among civilizations is essential in order for the United Nations to achieve one of its main goals - preventing conflict through the creation of understanding and mutual respect, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.

Terrorism key topic for UN General Assembly's 'Dialogue among Civilizations'

"Dialogue among Civilizations" - an agenda item to be debated next week in the United Nations General Assembly - has gained special significance in the wake of terrorist attacks against the United States, a UN envoy said today.

UN special envoy attends meeting on Inter-Congolese Dialogue

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is attending a national forum designed to move the peace process in that country forward, a UN spokesman said today.

DR of Congo: Annan welcomes agreement to start inter-Congolese dialogue

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he was pleased to learn that a preparatory meeting aimed at bringing together the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached an agreement to start the official Inter-Congolese Dialogue on 15 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.