Alliance of Civilizations initiative

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The Alliance of Civilizations initiative is a United Nations–backed effort launched to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and cultures, particularly between Western and predominantly Muslim societies.

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instanceOf United Nations initiative
intercultural dialogue initiative
aimsTo counter polarization between cultures
improve relations between Western and predominantly Muslim societies
improve understanding among nations and cultures
promote mutual respect among civilizations
strengthen intercultural and interreligious dialogue
alsoKnownAs Alliance of Civilizations initiative
surface form: Alliance of Civilizations

Alliance of Civilizations initiative
surface form: UN Alliance of Civilizations
announcedOn 2005-07-14
category Intercultural relations
United Nations development system
surface form: United Nations programs
coSponsoredBy Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain

Government of Turkey
focusesOn education
media
migration
relations between Western societies and Muslim-majority societies
youth
foundedBy Kofi Annan
foundedIn 2005
hasFormerHighRepresentative Jorge Sampaio
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
hasHighRepresentative Miguel Ángel Moratinos
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasPillar Education
Media
Migration
Youth
headquarteredIn New York City
launchedBy Kofi Annan
surface form: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
operatesUnder auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General
partOf United Nations system
seeksTo address root causes of polarization
build inclusive societies
prevent extremism
shortName UNAOC
sponsoredBy United Nations
supportedBy United Nations General Assembly
website https://www.unaoc.org
worksWith civil society organizations
foundations
international organizations
member states of the United Nations
private sector partners

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Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room namedAfter Alliance of Civilizations initiative
Mohammad Khatami notableConcept Alliance of Civilizations initiative
this entity surface form: Dialogue Among Civilizations
Alliance of Civilizations initiative alsoKnownAs Alliance of Civilizations initiative
this entity surface form: Alliance of Civilizations
Alliance of Civilizations initiative alsoKnownAs Alliance of Civilizations initiative
this entity surface form: UN Alliance of Civilizations