DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ten global grassroots initiatives have been named finalists of the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Award during an Awards Ceremony held last night at the German Pavilion of the Dubai EXPO 2020, within the margins of the thematic week on Tolerance and Inclusivity. A partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group, and now with the support of Accenture, the Intercultural Innovation Award supports grassroots initiatives that promote intercultural dialogue and understanding and contribute to peace, cultural diversity, and more inclusive societies.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) celebrates its 10-year anniversary, UNAOC and the BMW Group continue to collaborate to promote a more inclusive global community by strengthening grassroots initiatives that are deeply committed to promoting intercultural dialogue and understanding. Through the Intercultural Innovation Award, we support projects that address diversity and inclusion in innovative ways.\u201d said Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos, High Representative for UNAOC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Intercultural Innovation Award honors people and projects that promote diversity, tolerance and inclusion in a particularly creative way. These are the values that move us forward as a society and as a company. We are convinced that progress requires cohesion \u2013 that is what the BMW Group stands for. Together with UNAOC, we make a meaningful contribution to respectful dialogue,\u201d said Ms. Ilka Horstmeier, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Human Resources at BMW Group.<\/p>\n
This year, the selection process was highly competitive, with over 1,100 applications received from 120 countries.<\/p>\n
2021 awardees:<\/em><\/p>\n International Trustbuilding<\/strong> \u2013 Initiatives of Change International (Switzerland) Media Inquiries: <\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) \u2014 Ten global grassroots initiatives have been named finalists of the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Award during an Awards Ceremony held last night at the German Pavilion of the Dubai EXPO 2020, within the margins of the thematic week on Tolerance and Inclusivity. A partnership between the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,343],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nKnitting a Better Future <\/strong>\u2013 La Cana, Productos con Causa (Mexico)
\nDialogue on the Human Fraternity Document<\/strong> \u2013 Mediterranean Youth Foundation (Egypt)
\nMITTI Caf\u00e9, Inclusion with Every Meal <\/strong>\u2013 MITTI Social Initiative Foundation (India)
\nArrival Advisor <\/strong>\u2013 PeaceGeeks Society (Canada)
\nEmerging Leaders <\/strong>\u2013 PLACE Network (France)
\nPolitize! Ambassadors Program: Promoting Civic Empowerment for All <\/strong>\u2013 Politize! Civic Education Institute (Brazil)
\nAlways Remember, Never Forget <\/strong>\u2013 Spielen in der Stadt (Germany)
\nCreative Youth Boot Camp: Art for Social Transformation<\/strong> \u2013 Street Project Foundation (Nigeria)
\nSMART Advocates: For Effective Dialogue to Address the Grassroots Conflicts <\/strong>\u2013 Strengthening Youth Leadership Collective (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n
\n– Ms. Milena Pighi, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, BMW Group: Phone: +49-89-382-66563; Email: Milena.PA.Pighi@bmw.de<\/a>
\n– Mr. Alessandro Girola, Programming Coordinator, UNAOC: Phone: +1 (929) 274-6217; Email: alessandrog@unops.org<\/a><\/p>\n