Following the debate on the notion of a clash of civilizations in the mid-1990s and the celebration of the year 2001 as the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations , also marked by the events of 11 September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the “ Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations ” (resolution 56/6 of 21 November 2001) and assigned UNESCO the lead role within the United Nations system. The Global Agenda provided inspiration and a common framework for future action, stating, inter alia, that dialogue among cultures and civilizations is a process aimed at attaining justice, equality and tolerance in people-to-people relationships, whose objective is to bridge the gap in knowledge worldwide about other civilizations, cultures and societies , to lay the foundations for dialogue based on universally shared values , and to undertake concrete activities, inspired and driven by dialogue , especially in the areas of education, cultural diversity and h...
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