The Alliance of Civilizations

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 49 Culture of peace, published in 2009.

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

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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

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the efforts made by the Secretary-General and his High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations to promote greater understanding and respect among civilizations, cultures and religions, and encourages the Alliance to continue its work through a number of practical projects in the areas of youth, education, media and migrations, in collaboration with Governments, international organizations, foundations and civil society groups, as well as media and corporate leaders;

Acknowledges the results of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, held in Madrid on 15 and 16 January 2008 and of the Second Forum of the Alliance, held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 6 and 7 April 2009;

Encourages Governments, international organizations and representatives of civil society to participate in the Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, which will be held in Brazil in 2010, as well as in the upcoming Forums of the Alliance, which will be hosted by Qatar in 2011 and Austria in 2012;

Welcomes the first and second reports of the High Representative to the Secretary-General on the activities of the Alliance of Civilizations,⁴ including the projects and programmes that have been launched at the Forums of the Alliance;

⁴A/63/336 and A/63/914.

Expresses its continuing support for the work of the Alliance of Civilizations, recognizing the importance of its Group of Friends in this regard as well as the relevance of the national plans for the Alliance that have been approved by its member States thus far and of the activities related to the Alliance that are being developed by the international organizations that are members of the Group of Friends.

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