With the merger of Soliya and the Alliance of Civilizations Media Fund in October 2009, Soliya has established a partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The UNAOC is a project of the UN Secretary-General the goal of which is “to reduce tensions across cultural divides that threaten to inflame existing political conflicts or trigger new ones.”

Soliya will support the UNAOC’s efforts to engage young people in this effort – specifically by enabling and supporting them to use media and communications technologies to foster greater cross-cultural understanding within and between their societies.

For its part, the UN AOC has committed to:

• Supporting Soliya’s outreach to broader and more diverse youth populations globally,
• Facilitating Soliya’s access to other UN agencies that could support or help expand the impact of Soliya’s programs, and
• Extending the outreach of Soliya’s work by sharing our news and developments with the UN AOC’s vast global network of Governments, civil society organizations, donors, and activists committed to improving cross-cultural understanding, peace, and security.