"Alliance of Civilizations" movement supported by the UN

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Alliance of Civilizations ...

a long avaited wish...

I hope this movement works well.
Otherwise today's world is forced towards discrimination and concealed kind of colonialism of weaker countries.


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The Report
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Alliance of Civilizations - THE REPORT

To advance the Alliance of Civilizations, the UN Secretary-General established a High-level Group of eminent personalities and tasked this Group with generating a report containing an analysis of the rise in cross-cultural polarization and extremism and a set of practical recommendations to counter this phenomenon. The High-level Group met five times from November 2005 to November 2006, at the conclusion of which it produced a report which takes a multi-polar approach within which it prioritizes relations between Muslim and Western societies.

The report is structured in two parts: Part I presents an analysis of the global context and of the state of relations between Muslim and Western societies. It concludes with a set of policy recommendations, indicating the High-level Group's belief that certain political steps are pre-requisites to any substantial and lasting improvement in relations between Muslim and Western societies. Part II of the report reflects the High-level Group's view that tensions across cultures have spread beyond the political level into the hearts and minds of populations. To counter this trend, the Group analyzes and presents recommendations in each of four thematic areas: Education, Youth, Migration, and Media. The Report concludes with the High-level Group's suggestions for the implementation of its recommendations.

The Report of the High-level Group was presented to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and to Prime Ministers José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 13 November 2006 at the final meeting of the High-level Group in Istanbul, Turkey.


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The Spanish National Organization of the Blind (ONCE) has translated the Spanish version of the HLG Report into Braille. It can be requested at their website.

Statements
Opening statement by the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
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Statement by the prime minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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Video Statements
High-level Group Members gave brief statements on the Report. Click here to see the videos

Prioritizing
Analysis and OutreachAnalysis and outreach is needed to address the relationship between predominantly Muslim societies and Western nations.
Immigration | Youth | Politics
Media | Education

Connecting
to Related EffortsLearn more about related projects and initiatives that encourage bridge building between Muslim and Western societies.
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

The middle ground on Islam and West (2007-02-19)
A new BBC poll taken by Globescan suggests there is a significant middle ground which rejects the view that Islam and the West are doomed to clash.
Secretary-General presents AoC Report at informal session of the General Assembly (2006-12-18)
Spanish and Turkish heads of state also held a meeting to discuss plans for the Alliance with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Secretary-General Designate Ban Ki-moon Third International Roundtable on Constructing Peace, Deconstructing Terror (2006-11-26)
Restructuring Relations between the Western and Islamic Countries

NEWS

'Reciprocal awakening' needed between Islam and west
HH Sheikha Mozah told a Chatham House audience that there needs to be a major reciprocal awakening to construct a better understanding between Islam and the West.

Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia
The EUMC launched two new publications on Islamophobia in the EU.
Open Letter to Pope Benedict XVI by Muslim Scholars and Leaders
38 leading Muslim religious scholars and leaders signed an open letter in response to Pope Benedict's lecture in Regensburg