FORUM: "Preserving the values of cultural diversity, dialogue and development across our globe." World Day for Cultural Diversity for Peace and Development 2023. Culture is who we are and what shapes our identity. No development can be sustainable without including culture. The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is an occasion to promote culture and highlight the significance of its diversity as an agent of inclusion and positive change. It represents an opportunity to celebrate culture’s manifold forms, from the tangible and intangible, to creative industries, to the diversity of cultural expressions, and to reflect on how these contribute to dialogue, mutual understanding, and the social, environmental and economic vectors of sustainable development.Today, as we mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the UNAOC celebrates cultural diversity as a driving force for achieving sustainable peace and development. Follow the conversation with the hashtags:#OneHumanity, #WorldDiversityDay, #WorldDayforculturalDiversity, #21May, #CulturalHeritage.
Press Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson of the High Representative for UNAOC on the Occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2023; May 21st.
Today, as the international community marks the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (A/RES/57/249), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) celebrates cultural diversity as a driving force for achieving sustainable peace and development.
More than ever, amid escalating conflicts and volatile identity-based tensions, UNAOC underscores that diversity is the reality that enriches human life. Recognizing the pluralism of civilizations, UNAOC upholds its motto “Many Cultures, One Humanity” by building bridges of dialogue between multiple cultures and faiths.
Indeed, the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is a special day for UNAOC. Since its inception in 2005, UNAOC has fostered intercultural dialogue by promoting the humanistic values of respect, understanding, social inclusion, and living together in solidarity as #OneHumanity.
Despite our efforts, radicalization, racism, and xenophobia have continued to persist, driving a wedge between cultures and making sustainable peace an unattainable goal. However, cultural diversity should be viewed not as a source of division, but rather as the connective tissue that binds our increasingly multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual world. Bridging the gap between cultures is urgent and imperative to achieve peace and stability.
On this day and every day, UNAOC reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the bonds between cultures, faiths, and communities, and deepening humanity’s understanding of the value of cultural diversity as a richness rather than a threat.
EVENTS: The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Peace and Development 2023 will be held on May 21st at UNESCO Headquaters in Paris. All are invited to join in, and promote the values of cultural diversity, dialogue and development across our globe. On May 25, 2023, a Cultural performance representing the General History of Africa : Global Launch of the "Mansa World Project". On May 26, 2023, a Colloquium on the challenges of the restoration of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on the 4th anniversary of the fire will be held at UNESCO.
EXHIBITS: From 15 March 2023 - 15 July 2023 ,a Photo Exhibition entitled 'Silk Roads: Routes of dialogue, exchange, and creativity' will be open for the public at UNESCO Headquarters.
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