UNITED NATIONS ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (UNAOC)

Oct. 18, 2020

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has condemned the beheading of a teacher in the north-western suburbs of Paris in France. The French teacher was killed after he taught freedom of speech and showed caricatures depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his students.

About:

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was established in 2005, as the political initiative of Mr. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and co-sponsored by the Governments of Spain and Turkey.
In 2019, H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos assumed the position of High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations High Representative and Secretariat are based and operating from New York.
It is an initiative that seeks to galvanize international action against extremism through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and cooperation.

Source : All India Radio