The United Nations Secretary-General has created a high-level 20-member group of eminent persons to guide the Alliance of Civilizations initiative. The group is expected to present a report with recommendations and a practical plan of action in late 2006.

Co-Sponsors:  M. Federico Mayor (Spain) and Prof. Mehmet Aydin (Turkey) Group Members:. Seyed Mohamed Khatami  (Iran), Mme Sheikha Mozah  (Qatar), M. Ismail Serageldin  (Egypt), M. Mohamed Charfi (Tunisia), M. André Azoulay (Morocco), M. Moustapha Niasse (Senegal), Archevêque Desmond Tutu (South Africa), M. Hubert Védrine (France), Karen Armstrong (United Kingdom), M. Vitaly Naumkin (Russian Federation), M. John Esposito (United States), Rabbin Arthur Schneier (United States), M. Enrique Iglesias (Uruguay), Prof. Candido Mendes (Brazil), Nafis Sadik (Pakistan), Shobana Bhartia (India), M. Ali Alatas (Indonesia), M. Pan Guang (China).

Brazilian and Chinese professors join Annan’s group on Alliance of Civilizations

14 December 2005 – Professor Candido Mendes of Brazil and Professor Pan Guang of China became the final members of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s high-level group on the Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Islamic and Western societies and overcoming misconceptions which potentially threaten world peace.

Set up in July, the movement also aims to advance mutual respect for religious beliefs and traditions, serving as a coalition against extremists.

The high-level group is chaired by Federico Mayor of Spain and Professor Mehmet Aydin of Turkey – the two countries which called for the Alliance – and is expected to present a report with recommendations and a practical plan of action in late 2006.

Other members are Iran’s former President, Seyed Mohamed Khatami; Her Highness Sheikha Mozah of Qatar; Mohamed Charfi, former Education Minister of Tunisia; Ismail Serageldin, President of Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandria; Andre Azoulay, an Adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco; Senegal’s former Prime Minister, Moustapha Niasse; Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa; France’s former Foreign Minister, Hubert Vedrine; British religion historian Karen Armstrong; and Vitaly Naumkin, President of the International Center for Strategic and Political Studies in Russia.

Professor John Esposito of the United States, the Founding Director-Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding-Georgetown University and Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World; Rabbi Arthur Schneier of the US, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation; Enrique Iglesias of Uruguay, former President of Inter American Development Bank; Dr. Nafis Sadik of Pakistan, former head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA); Shobana Bhartia, Managing Director of the Hindustan Times, New Delhi; and Indonesia’s former Foreign Minister, Ali Alatas are also members of the group. - UN News Centre

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL GROUP

FOR ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
 December 14, 2005

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleased to announce the complete composition of the High-Level Group for the Alliance of Civilizations .The final list of 20 members of the Group is as follows:

CO-SPONSORS
 
   

1. Mr. Federico Mayor ( Spain; co-chair)

President of the “Culture of Peace” Foundation and former Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
   

2. Prof. Mehmet Aydin ( Turkey; co-chair)

Minister of State of Turkey and Professor of Philosophy
   

MIDDLE EAST
 
   

3. Seyed Mohamed Khatami ( Iran)

Former President of Iran

 		  

4. Her Highness Sheikha Mozah  (Qatar)

Consort of the Emir of the State of Qatar and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

 		  

5. Dr. Ismail Serageldin ( Egypt)

President, Bibliotheca Alexandria

 		  

NORTH AFRICA
 
   

6. Dr. Mohamed Charfi ( Tunisia)

Former Education Minister of Tunisia

 		  

7. Mr. Andre Azoulay ( Morocco)

Adviser to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
   

WEST AFRICA
 
   

8. Mr. Moustapha Niasse ( Senegal)

Former Prime Minister of Senegal

 		  

SOUTHERN AFRICA
 
   

9. Archbishop Desmond Tutu ( South Africa)

The Rt. Hon. Archbishop of Cape Town

 		  

WEST EUROPE
 
   

10. Mr. Hubert Vedrine ( France)

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of France

 
   

11. Ms. Karen Armstrong (United Kingdom)

Historian of Religion

 		  

EAST EUROPE
 
   

12. Prof. Vitaly Naumkin ( Russian Federation)

President of the International Center for Strategic and Political Studies, and Chair, Moscow State University
   

NORTH AMERICA
 
   

13. Prof. John Esposito (United States)

Founding Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding-Georgetown University, and Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

 		  

14. Rabbi Arthur Schneier (United States)

President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and Senior Rabbi, Park East Synagogue
   

LATIN AMERICA
 
   

15. Mr. Enrique Iglesias ( Uruguay)

Ibero-American Secretary-General and former President of Inter American Development Bank

   

16. Prof. Candido Mendes ( Brazil)

Secretary-General, Académie de la Latinité
   

SOUTH ASIA
 
   

17. Dr. Nafis Sadik ( Pakistan)

Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General
   

18. Ms. Shobana Bhartia ( India)

Managing Director of the Hindustan Times, New Delhi

 		  

SOUTH-EAST ASIA
 
   

19. Mr. Ali Alatas ( Indonesia)

Former Foreign Minister of Indonesia

 		  

EAST ASIA
 
   

20. Prof. Pan Guang ( China)

Director and Professor, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

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