“The ‘what’ is not the challenge. The ‘how’ is. How to secure cooperation. How to raise ambition. How to marshal resources. How to mobilize political will. How to catalyze actions at all levels – from the global to the local. And how to act in solidarity. The Alliance of Civilizations is helping show the way.”
– H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General addressing the Opening Ceremony of the 9th UNAOC Global Forum (November 2022, Fez, Morocco)
“In the face of exclusion and separatism,
let us defend inclusion and fraternity.
In the face of only a dialogue of civilizations, let us engage ourselves in an Alliance of Civilizations, in a collective commitment.
This task can and must be developed by an Alliance of Civilizations for Peace.”
– H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for UNAOC. addressing the Opening Ceremony of the 9th UNAOC Global Forum (November 2022, Fez, Morocco)