AlQa'dah 20, 1432, Oct 18, 2011, SPA -- Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO Dr. Ziad Aldrees has handed over a cheque worth five million U.S. dollars to Ko?chiro Matsuura, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to kick off King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's Global Program for Dialogue and Peace Culture. On the occasion, Dr. Aldrees said that the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen to activate the program in order to achieve the goals on which it was founded. For its part, UNESCO Director General has expressed thanks to the Saudi Government for patronizing the program, which is of great importance to UNESCO and various countries of the world at the moment, valuing the role of Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, Minister of Education, and his support of the program. The cheque delivering ceremony was attended by a number of senior Arab officials and diplomats. The program includes a number of activities regarding the contribution to the service and promotion of the culture of peace by raising issues and challenges confronting communities to contribute to the rapprochement and coexistence aiming at achieving the main goal of the UNESCO: Building the Defenses of Peace in the Minds of Human Beings.
