When the delegate of Solomon Islands spoke from this rostrum 13 months ago in support of the draft resolution introduced by Iran, designating the year 2001 as the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, he posed a number of questions to suggest the intellectual and practical difficultie…
Solomon Islands will join the consensus on this draft resolution. Nevertheless, we sought a programme designed to reach as many people as possible through electronic and print media, schools and adult education. Unfortunately, the funding available is very limited, and the programme is set through t…
The concept of a dialogue among civilizations is important and complex. In fact its complexity is a measure of its importance. Much has been published in recent years about the conflict between civilizations. Some have argued that the conflict is an inevitable consequence of profound differences bet…
