The UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Message for the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations
We are living through a period of turbulence and transformation. Conflicts are raging. Inequalities are widening. And evolving technologies from AI to clean energy present us with critical choices about the future we want to create. Too often, differences are misunderstood or manipulated to undermine global solidarity. But there is a path forward: dialogue. Dialogue between nations, between cultures, between faiths. On this second International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, we recognize the power of open communication to solve even the most intractable global challenges. When we listen, talk and connect, we replace confrontation with cooperation, and tension with trust….
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