Dialogue at the United Nations
Intellectual, diplomatic, educational, and intercultural forum of the International Cultures Celebration.
Dialogue, cultural understanding, immigrant dignity, human rights, conflict prevention, and positive relations among peoples.
Governments, diplomats, consulates, UN-related participants, NGOs, academics, cultural leaders, youth, civil society.
Panels, speeches, policy dialogue, cultural diplomacy, and official participation.
United Nations Headquarters, New York City.
During Celebration week — June 5–12, 2027.
Three Ways to Participate at the Conference
Conference participation is requested inside the National Participation Application. Nations may select all that apply.
Honorary Co-Chair
Co-Chairs are expected to briefly address the Conference, strengthening the international, diplomatic, cultural, educational, and public mission of the International Cultures Celebration.
Speaker
Share what makes your Nation's Representing City unique — tourism, culture, heritage, business, education, and diaspora relationships.
Informational / Souvenirs Table
Your nation may present information, cultural materials, tourism materials, educational materials, souvenirs, and promotional items representing the selected city and nation.
For Ambassadors, Permanent Missions to the United Nations, Consuls General in New York City, Cultural Attachés, Business Attachés, Commercial Attachés, Tourism Attachés, Trade Commissioners, Economic Development Officers, tourism boards, chambers of commerce, cultural institutes, and national representatives in New York City, the International Cultures Celebration provides a structured platform for cultural diplomacy, national pavilion participation, diaspora engagement, tourism and trade promotion, and measurable public participation. The International Cultures Conference at the United Nations is held at UN Headquarters during Celebration week.
Indigenous, Native & Ancestral Communities. The Celebration recognizes that many nations are home to multiple Indigenous, native, ancestral, regional, linguistic, and cultural communities. Participation honors not only national identity, but also the living cultures, languages, histories, knowledge systems, and contributions of Indigenous peoples, Native American communities, tribal nations, ancestral cultural communities, first peoples, and native peoples from cultures around the world — as living communities, not as folklore. The Conference at the UN provides a space for Indigenous voices, languages, and cultural-knowledge systems to be heard alongside diplomatic and academic perspectives.
Schools, Universities & Cultural Departments. For elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, secondary education institutions, colleges, universities, cultural departments, language departments, student organizations, professors, and teachers, the International Cultures Celebration offers a living public classroom where students can experience world cultures, Indigenous traditions, immigrant communities, national pavilions, cultural diplomacy, tourism, language, food, performance, history, and intercultural dialogue — in New York City and through future National City Cultures Celebrations. University cultural departments and programs focused on Spanish, Latin American, Muslim, Islamic, Arab, Middle Eastern, African, Asian, Caribbean, Indigenous, European, and other world cultures are warmly invited to participate.
Foreign Residents & Native-Born Cultural Learners. The Celebration also welcomes foreign residents living away from their native land and native-born residents who want to learn about foreign cultures, understand their neighbors, reduce prejudice, and participate in a more informed multicultural society.
Conference — Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the Conference take place?
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The Conference is part of the broader International Cultures Celebration week and is hosted in coordination with UN-related diplomatic and cultural participants.
Who participates?
Governments, diplomats, consulates, UN-related participants, NGOs, academics, cultural leaders, youth representatives, and civil society. Each participating nation may designate an Honorary Co-Chair and/or Speaker, and may bring an Informational / Souvenirs Table representing its Nation's Representing City.
What is the Conference's purpose?
Dialogue, cultural understanding, immigrant dignity, human rights, conflict prevention, and positive relations among peoples — through panels, speeches, policy dialogue, cultural diplomacy, and official participation.
How does a nation participate at the Conference?
Conference participation is requested inside the National Participation Application. There is no separate application form. Options include Honorary Co-Chair, Speaker, and Informational / Souvenirs Table.