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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (KUNA) -- Marking the second year of a historic
partnership, the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group late
Thursday announced the 2013 ten finalists for The Intercultural Innovation
Award.
The Award's mandate is to select highly innovative grassroots projects that
promote dialogue and intercultural understanding and make vital contributions
to prosperity and peace in global societies.
The ten finalists will present their projects at the Viennese Volkstheatre,
Austria, next Tuesday in the presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and
only the five top finalists will be granted the award.
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, of Qatar, incoming United Nations High
Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, and Bill McAndrews, Vice
President Communications Strategy, Corporate and Market Communications, BMW
Group, will chair the ceremony.
"The Alliance is more than a platform for dialogue; it is also a tool at
the service of the international community to prevent conflicts, especially
those that are identity based. The Intercultural Innovation Award is a unique
example of this mandate," said Al-Nasser.
McAndrews said "as a company with associates from around the globe,
intercultural understanding is an essential part of our daily work at the BMW
Group. It is because of this that we are so proud of our strong partnership
with the UNAOC."
This year's finalists include representatives from Morocco,
Palestine/Israel, Canada, India, Australia, Kenya, Hungary, Philippines, Italy
and Mexico. (end)
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