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The High
Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations,
Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
reiterated
his plea for global peace at a gathering celebrating the
launch of his book:
A
Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly.
The reception took place at NYU’s President John Sexton’s
Penthouse. Attending were Professor Mustapha Tlili, founder
of NYU Center for Dialogues, Professor Farhan Nizami,
Director of Oxford Center for Islamic Studies, Professor
Vitali Numkin, Chair at the Faculty of World Politics at
Moscow University, as well as a number of diplomats, UN
officials , and
journalists.
Other guests that attended
included: Lina
Abdul, Fareed Abdul, Maged Abdulaziz,
Stefano & Carol Acunto, Tariq Al-Ansari,
Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser,
Muna Rihani Al-Nasser,
Mariam Azarm, Edgar Batista, Geoffrey
Bradfield, James Finkelstein, Rick Friedberg
& Francine LeFrak, Tariq Al-Ansari, Allan
Goodman, Gerard Mc Keon, Susan Gutfreund, Roger
Hamilton-Martin, Mike Hardy, Charles & Nancy
Hoppin, Jana Jaffe, Peter Kimmelman, Thomas
F. Knapp, Michael & Velerie Mallick, Sam
Mallick, Riyad Mansour, Mary McFadden,
Jordan McFadden, Georgette Mosbacher,
Khatereh Pishyar, Majid Pishyar, Ehsan
Pishyar, Mojdeh Pishyar, Lila Prounis,
Stuart Rockefeller, Sana Sabbagh, Adam
Shapiro, Miklos & Elena Toth, Julie Vacca,
Baroness von Langendorff, and Barbara
Winston.
In his book, published by NYU
Press, Al-Nasser chronicles
the events of a dynamic year (2011-2012)
during which he presided over the 66th
session of the General Assembly, and
reflects on a wide range of global
challenges that were addressed during that
session ranging from political
transformations and financier crises to
natural disasters and humanitarian issues.
Al-Nasser re-affirmed
his commitment to promoting a culture of
peace, tolerance, and dialogue, an issue
that he took to his heart as President of
the 66th Session of the General Assembly and
continues to uphold in his role as High
Representative for the Alliance of
Civilizations. This commitment emanates from
his belief that global efforts towards peace
and reconciliation can only succeed through
a collective approach built on trust,
dialogue and collaboration. He stressed that
he is determined to advance the noble goals
of the Alliance to preserve international
peace and security and promote tolerance and
moderation, particularly against the
backdrop of the rising forces of radicalism.
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