United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations
= held as part of the reaction against the potential civilizational conflict explosed in the September 11, 2001 bombing of the Twin Towers in NYC
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“In November 1998, the General Assembly of the United Nations in a unanimous resolution proclaimed 2001 as the "United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations". In doing so the assembly rejected the concept of a "Clash of Civilizations" which is based on the notion that inter-civilizational understanding is impossible. The General Assembly expressed its firm determination to facilitate just such a dialogue, which is aimed at increasing mutual understanding and tolerance among peoples of different cultural backgrounds, through an active exchange of ideas, visions and aspirations.”
(https://archive.unu.edu/dialogue/)
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* Conference: UNU-UNESCO. International Conference on Dialogue Among Civilizations. Dialogue Among Civilizations, a UNU-UNESCO international conference, was held from July 31 to August 3, 2001, in Tokyo and Kyoto.
URL = http://archive.unu.edu/globalization/2001/