United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

A/RES/69/312View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14 Culture of peace, published in 2014.

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Section 1	Overall policymaking, direction and coordination	12

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Section 1	Overall policymaking, direction and coordination	12	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Civilization Intercultural Communication International Cooperation

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12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its support for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative of the Secretary-General, supported by a voluntary trust fund with no financial implications for the regular budget of the United Nations, and reiterates the valuable role of the Alliance in promoting greater understanding and respect among civilizations, cultures, religions and beliefs;

Acknowledges the leadership and contributions of Spain and Turkey as co-sponsors of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations;

Recognizes that the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations grows stronger through increased programmatic and financial reporting and through consultation with its Group of Friends;

Stresses the importance of the role of focal points in contributing to and guiding the work of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, and encourages a more proactive interaction between the Alliance and focal points;

Reaffirms its political commitment to the four pillars of activity of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, namely, youth, education, media and migration, acknowledges the work done in those areas, emphasizes its constructive role in promoting the values of conflict prevention, mediation and reconciliation, and encourages the Alliance to continue its work through a number of projects, in collaboration with Governments, international organizations, foundations and civil society groups, as well as the media;

Welcomes the results of the global forums of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, and expresses its appreciation for the efforts of host countries of the six global forums held to date, in Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Qatar, Austria and Indonesia;

Looks forward to the forthcoming global forums of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, including the Seventh Global Forum, to be held in Azerbaijan in 2016;

Supports the development of regional processes to increase cooperation among countries on intercultural dialogue;

Stresses the importance of implementing the goals of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations at the national level through, inter alia, the implementation of national plans for intercultural dialogue, with the active leadership of Governments in collaboration with civil society;

Encourages the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations to continue, within its mandate, to assist Member States in their efforts to reaffirm the value of cultural diversity based on respect for the human rights of all individuals, mutual respect and understanding, and to continue its activities and projects to this end;

Takes note of the previous reports of the High Representative of the Secretary-General for the Alliance of Civilizations on the activities of the Alliance;⁵

⁵A/63/336 and A/63/914.

Expresses its continuing support for the work of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

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