18 June 2013
The Government of Azerbaijan has recently hosted one of this year's main intercultural events: the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, co-organized by UNESCO, the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the UN World Tourism Organization, ISESCO and the Council of Europe. The initiative, which took place from May 29th to June 1st in Baku, conveyed 534 participants from 85 countries, in order to address the issue of “Living together peacefully in a diverse world”. The Forum, aiming at raising global awareness about the importance of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, has been divided into 3 plenary sessions, 9 workshops, a ministerial meeting and the UNAOC Fellowship Alumni Meeting.