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Many Cultures. UNAOC aims to improve understanding and cooperation among nations and peoples across cultures and to reduce polarization at local and global levels. It helps develop more inclusive societies, in which diversity is experienced as an asset. Who We Are What We Do UNAOC Launches Global Call to Action #forSafeWorship The global call to action #forSafeWorship aims to create personal, emotional connections with religious sites. It celebrates the universality of religious sites as symbols of our shared humanity, history, and traditions of people worldwide. It emphasizes the need to safeguard religious sites and underscores the role of individuals in protecting all sacred sites, regardless of religions or beliefs. Learn More #forSafeWorship UNAOC High Representative, UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion decry rising antisemitism and Islamophobia around the world Read the Statement LaLiga and UNAOC join forces on #OneHumanity campaign LaLiga joins forces with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations to promote social inclusion, diversity, and mutual respect Learn More Watch the Video A Call for Mutual Respect Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High Representative for UNAOC, issued a Call for Mutual Respect of all religions and beliefs and for fostering a culture of fraternity and peace. The text re-affirms that acts of violence should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization, or ethnic group and that violence should never be a justifiable or acceptable response to acts of intolerance on the basis of religion or belief. Read the Call for Mutual Respect A Joint call for Solidarity, Compassion and Unity In this time of physical distancing, we call for social solidarity and building bridges of kindness and compassion that transcend man-made walls. We also call for the protection of the most vulnerable, including the elderly, who are bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Read More UNAOC High Representative High Representative’s Remarks at the Global Tolerance Alliance Special Edition at COP28 December 3, 2023 High Representative’s Remarks at the High-level Segment of the International Conference on Human Rights and Civil Society May 10, 2022 Remarks by the High Representative at the Side Event on ‘International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter-Terrorism: Fostering resiliency and human rights through a behavioral insights approach’ May 9, 2022 Learn More Read His Blog Project Activities United Nations Youth Video Festival Seeks Youth-made Videos on Migration, Diversity, and Inclusion March 11, 2024 UNAOC Selects Seven Youth-Led Organizations as Recipients of its Youth Solidarity Fund January 22, 2024 UNAOC Welcomes New Cohort of Young Peacebuilders for the 7th edition of its Peace Education Initiative January 11, 2024 Learn More About Our Projects Together as #OneHumanity Read Stories of #OneHumanity UNAOC brings stories of solidarity and compassion amid the current pandemic from its global community of alumni and programme participants. As we grapple with this new reality, we are reminded that we can only overcome this together as #OneHumanity.As our world faces a global human crisis, we are reminded every day of our common fragility and our interconnected fate. There is no alternative to standing together in unity and solidarity in inclusive societies. With its motto, "Many Cultures, One Humanity," UNAOC embraces and promotes cultural diversity, religious pluralism and mutual respect. UNAOC High Representative’s Remarks UNAOC Press Statements Read the Latest News Flash A Joint call for Solidarity, Compassion and Unity Joint Statement by UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF) We are #OneHumanity La-Liga Joins #OneHumanity Parliamentarians gather in Istanbul for Counter-Terrorism Meetings and Launch of new Handbook May 9, 2024 Third Parliamentary Policy Dialogue on the Protection of Religious Sites, Symbols and … [Read More] about Parliamentarians gather in Istanbul for Counter-Terrorism Meetings and Launch of new Handbook United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Launches Call for Applications for Young Peacebuilders in the South Caucasus and Central Asia May 1, 2024 The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to launch the Call for … [Read More] about United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Launches Call for Applications for Young Peacebuilders in the South Caucasus and Central Asia High Representative’s Remarks at the High-level Meeting of International Organizations at the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue May 1, 2024 Remarks by H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under-Secretary-General, High Representative … [Read More] about High Representative’s Remarks at the High-level Meeting of International Organizations at the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue UNAOC High Representative’s Remarks at the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue May 1, 2024 Remarks by H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under-Secretary-General and High … [Read More] about UNAOC High Representative’s Remarks at the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue News Flash volume 38 – March to...