The UN Alliance of Civilizations seeks to
reduce tensions across cultural divide...
The UN Alliance of Civilizations seeks to
reduce tensions across cultural divides that threaten to inflame existing
political conflicts or trigger new ones. Through preventive diplomacy
initiatives, it works at grassroots level, promoting education, youth, media
and migration projects aimed at building trust and respect among diverse
communities.
The Alliance was
established in 2005, at the initiative of the Governments of Spain and Turkey,
under the auspices of the United Nations. In March 2013, Nassir Abdulaziz
Al-Nasser, former President of the General Assembly, was appointed by the
United Nations Secretary-General to succeed Jorge Sampaio, former President of
Portugal, as High Representative for the Alliance. UNAOC is supported by a
Group of Friends – a community of over 120 member countries and international
organizations and bodies. The UNAOC
Secretariat, based in New York, NY, is funded by multiple donors, with
operations-level support provided by UNOPS