Initiative for a
UN Decade
of Interreligious
and Intercultural Dialogue,
Understanding and Cooperation
for Peace
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This is the first time that the Steering Committee meets in Europe. Geneva, where the DECADE Initiative was launched on January 2008, is a strategic place because several UN agencies dealing with social issues (such as human rights, employment, health, refugees, international migrations) have their headquarters in that city, together with a significant number of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and Value-Based Organizations (VBOs) associated to the Coalition which supports the DECADE Initiative. Most of the UN member states have permanent missions to the international organizations based in that city.
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Religious leaders from diverse faiths are gathering once again before the G8 meeting of political leaders which this time will be held on 25-27 June in Canada. In this occasion the religious leaders will send a unified message to the political leaders calling them to do their best for achieving the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations the year 2000.
On 16-18 March 2010 the Philippines hosted the Special Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation (SNAMMM) with the participation of over 120 foreign delegations.
The SNAMMM addressed the existing, new and emerging challenges to the promotion of a culture of peace and development. It also reaffirmed that the common fundamental values contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration of freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for nature, and shared responsibility are essential to international relations.
On 7 December 2009 the General Assembly of the United Nations approved once again a resolution (A/RES/64/81) labeled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”.
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