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The Conference is
conceived to become a major contribution to defining global interaction of the
21st century through the lenses of intercultural dialogue and mutual
interaction between cultures and civilizations. It focuses on issues at the
heart of UNESCO‘s mandate: 1) education as an instrument of dialogue; 2) science and technology (incl. IT) as the new frontiers for global unity and
connectivity; 3) preservation of cultural diversities and spiritual values in an
era of globalization.
New Delhi Declaration adopted at the
International Ministerial Conference on the Dialogue among Civilizations - Quest
for New Perspectives
Representatives at the Conference request "all
governments and civil society to support actively a dialogue within and among
civilizations and cultures so that it will become an effective instrument of
transformation, a yardstick for peace and tolerance, and a vehicle for diversity
and pluralism."
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Flash
Info N° 183: Dialogue
among Civilizations: Adoption of the New Delhi Declaration
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”.
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Civilisations' meet slams terror
(Times News Network)
NEW DELHI, July 10: The two-day international ministerial conference on ``Dialogue Among Civilisations'' ended Thursday with an unequivocal condemnation of terrorism as ``despicable to the values of all civilisations.''
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Vajpayee advocates tolerance, urges dialogue to resolve disputes (Kerala Next, India)
NEW DELHI, July 10: Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wednesday came out strongly in favour of secularism and said dialogue was an essential tool to resolve conflicts, both national and global. "Tolerance should become a global ideal. This would go a long way in promoting understanding, cooperation and peace among people belonging to different faiths and cultures," Vajpayee said while inaugurating a two-day "Dialogue Among Civilisations" conference.
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Address by Mr Koïchiro
Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the opening ceremony of
the International Conference on "Dialogue among Civilizations: The Quest
for New Perspectives"; New Delhi, India, 9 July 2003
"The
task before us in our meeting is to search for new perspectives on dialogue
among civilizations in light of events and developments occurring at the start
of the twenty-first century. Let me stress that this is not a quest for newness
for its own sake. It is not our intention to abandon the wisdom of the past or
to underestimate the virtues and skills which, for example, have enabled India
to create, out of its diverse mixture of ethnic, religious and linguistic
groups, the largest democratic nation in the world. Instead, it is to recognize
that the world is changing before our eyes. New challenges and threats are
emerging which increasingly are not amenable to traditional approaches and
methods." More
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Flash Info N° 182: UNESCO
Director-General on visit to New Delhi, India to open Ministerial Conference on
Dialogue Among Civilizations
The
Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura is in New Delhi, India, from 8 to
10 July 2003, to hold talks with government officials and to open an
International Ministerial Conference on “Dialogue Among Civilizations – The
Quest for New Perspectives”, hosted by the Indian Government and co-organized
with UNESCO. More >>>
Secularism will promote peace: PM (Times of India)
New Delhi, July 9, Emphasising that "tolerance should be a global idea", Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
Wednesday called upon the world community to adopt the concept of secularism - sarva pantna
samabhava - to promote better understanding, peace and cooperation. More
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UNESCO underlines dialogue between India, Iran Civilisation (IRNA, Iran)
New Delhi, July 9, IRNA -- UNESCO Director General Kochiro Matsuura underlined the need for better coordination and dialogue between
India and Iran, two of the world's oldest civilizations, on the cultural fronts.
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Politicians to have 'dialogue among
civilizations'
New Delhi, July 6, TIMES NEWS NETWORK -- Can a
"dialogue among civilisations'' - like the one which India will host
under UNESCO aegis from Wednesday - solve the world's problems especially
when it is dominated by politicians and officials? Are they not often
perceived as perpetrators of much of the wrongs in the world. More >>>
Conference in New Delhi on Dialogue
among Civilizations
Paris, July 4 – The Indian government, in cooperation with UNESCO, is
organizing an International Ministerial Conference on the Dialogue among
Civilizations – The Quest for New Perspectives which will be held in New Delhi
(Vigyan Bhawan) on July 9 and 10.
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