Crossing the divide: diyologue among civilizations / Giandomenico Picco, Dr. A. Kamal Aboulmagd ... [and others].

"The manuscript could not have been done without the understanding, support, advice, ideas and wisdom provided by the distinguished Group of Eminent Persons selected by the UN Secretary-General for this task."--Acknowledgments, pages 13.

Includes index.

Foreword / by Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- Acknowledgments / by Giandomenico Picco -- The call for dialogue -- The resolve of the United Nations -- Introduction : unity, diversity and hope -- Chapter 1. Overview. A. The context of dialogue : why dialogue and why now? -- B. The goal of dialogue : towards a new paradigm of global relations -- C. A different way of looking at the United Nations -- Chapter 2. The context of dialogue : globalization and diversity. A. Globalization and the human condition -- B. Diversity and community -- C. Common values -- D. Wisdom -- Chapter 3. A new paradigm of global relations. A. Introduction -- B. The elements of the new paradigm -- C. Building together -- Chapter 4. About the United Nations. A. A new frontier for the United Nations? -- B. From the United Nations to a global ethic -- Unsung heroes -- Biographies of the Group of Eminent Persons.