Assyrian Universal Alliance
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Assyrian Universal Alliance (Syriac
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: ܚܘܝܕܐ ܬܒ̣ܝܠܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Arabic: الاتحاد الأشوري العالمي; ) is an ethnic Assyrian
Assyrian people
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 umbrella organization in the Middle East
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. The Assyrian Universal Alliance is an international alliance made up of different sectors of the Assyrian federations and organisations throughout the world. Mr. Praydon Darmoo is now serving as Acting Secretary-General after the resignation of Emanuel Kamber.

In 1968, the Assyrian Universal Alliance was created as a worldwide organisation seeking to spread, uphold and enhance the Assyrian name in the world, to secure the human rights of the Assyrian people
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...

 in their homeland and to attain an autonomous state in the Assyrian ancestral homeland. In 1991, the Assyrian Universal Alliance became a Member of the UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
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