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Mission Statement

The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and peoples across cultures and religions and, in the process, to help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism.
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Latest News

Statement on the Union for the Mediterranean
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
A statement of the High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations, President Jorge Sampaio was featured in the International Heral Tribune, El Pais and Asharq Alawsat. More...

AoC Releases First Newsletter
Friday, 11 July 2008
The first issue of the Alliance Bulletin, newsletter of the Alliance of Civilizations, has now been released. More...

Youth Solidarity Fund announces results
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Seven youth organizations have been awarded funding during the pilot phase of the AoC's small grants mechanism for youth-led projects. More...

Events & Announcements

Professor Serageldin advocates reform in the Arab world
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Professor Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and member of the former AoC High Level Group, participated in a Conference on “Remaking our world: the West and the Muslims“ on the 21st July. More...

Silatech initiative gathers pace
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Six months after launching at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum, the global youth employment initiative Silatech is gathering pace. More...

OneVoice Global Townhall Meeting
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
A Global Town Hall Meeting webcast from East Jerusalem linking Israeli and Palestinian youth leaders with youth and students from around the world took place on May 19. More...

Online Clearinghouses

The AoC seeks to develop a series of online clearinghouses focusing on AoC’s main areas of implementation: youth, education, media and migration. These web-based clearinghouses will feature best practices, materials, and resources on cross-cultural dialogue and cooperation. Read more...

Youth

Youth has been identified as one of the key priorities for the work of the Alliance of Civilizations. The AoC Secretariat is actively trying to involve youth directly in its work by collaborating with broad networks of youth organizations. Our goal is to have a youth perspective in the media debate, on cross-cultural and interreligious issues and in all AoC projects. Read more...

President Sampaio's Message

President Jorge Sampaio, High Representative of the AoC, talks about the Alliance.
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Meet The Experts

Global Expert Finder is a resource for journalists covering stories about cultural, religious and political tensions between communities, and across borders. This resource connects media professionals with leading commentators on inter-cultural crises and their likely long-term impact.....
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Video Interviews

Interviews with Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group Members.
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