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UNESCO,
15 July 2003
Dialogue
among Civilizations: Adoption of the New Delhi Declaration
At
the conclusion of the International Ministerial Conference on
“Dialogue among Civilizations – Quest for New Perspectives”,
held in New Delhi on 9-10 July 2003 and co-organized by the
Government of India and UNESCO, the “New Delhi Declaration” was
unanimously adopted by the participants.
Commending
them on their hard work and the consensual outcome of the meeting,
the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, said that “the
time has now come to put the principles of dialogue into practice
and to take concrete steps that will help to create equitable,
inclusive societies at peace with their neighbours”. According to
the Director-General, “The New Delhi Declaration is set to become
a landmark document, one which marks a turning-point in the conduct
of inter-cultural dialogue within and among civilizations and
cultures at all levels”.
See
the full text of the Declaration:
http://www.unesco.org/dialogue2001/delhi/delhi_declaration.html
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