About the DOC Endowment Fund

The Endowment for the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” Foundation (DOC Endowment Fund) was registered in July 2013 in Geneva by Dr. Vladimir Yakunin to support the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) activities.

The activity of the foundation is aimed at supporting research in the sphere of political and social sciences, religion and culture, developing communication between countries on political and economic matters, and seeking compromise in cases of social unrest and international disputes.

The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC Research Institute) is an international independent nongovernmental organization (headquartered in Berlin, Germany) which supports and develops dialogue among civilizations (since 2003 till 2016 as the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations – DofC) and is supported by a wide network of NGOs, as well as the world’s leading universities and research centers.