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	<title>Initiative for a UN Decade of Interreligious Cooperation for Peace</title>
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		<title>THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAINTAINS THE IDEA OF A “DECADE OF INTERRELIGIOUS COOPERATION FOR PEACE” IN ITS AGENDA, WHILE POSTPONING A DECISION ON THIS MATTER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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”.

In its last paragraph the resolution …
“Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution and, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2010/02/03/the-un-general-assembly-maintains-the-idea-of-a-%e2%80%9cdecade-of-interreligious-cooperation-for-peace%e2%80%9d-in-its-agenda-while-postponing-a-decision-on-this-matter/</link>
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		<title>THE DECADE INITIATIVE AT THE 2009 PARLIAMENT OF WORLD’S RELIGIONS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Parliament of World’s Religions -the most important interfaith event of the year- took place in Melbourne, Australia, on 3-9 December 2009. With over 6,000 participants from all over the world, the Parliament was a forum for presenting and discussing a large variety of matters in its seven plenary sessions and hundreds of specialized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2010/02/03/the-decade-initiative-at-the-2009-parliament-of-world%e2%80%99s-religions/</link>
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		<title>UNICEF  &#8211;  General</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FBOs and religious groups play an important role as partners in UNICEF&#8217;s work with children accross the globe. Religious communities working with UNICEF go from those of the Buddhist and Islamic faith to several denominations within the Christian faith, whose tenets of religion include an interest in the health and wellbeing of people and particularly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/26/unicef-general/</link>
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		<title>East Africa: Women of Faith in Conflict Transformation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Religion for Peace Women of Faith Network, in partnership with UNESCO, brought together women of faith from Kenya, Sudan and Uganda to enhance their skills in conflict transformation and to increase their visibility as substantial leaders on this subject. A similar training was conducted for women from Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda.
http://www.wcrp.org/files/RfP%20Annual%20Report%202007.pdf
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		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/19/east-africa-women-of-faith-in-conflict-transformation/</link>
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		<title>The Role of Religious Communities in Addressing Gender-Based Violence and HIV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Futures Group International and Religions for Peace designed and implemented the project &#8220;The Role of Religious Communities in addressing gender-based violence and HIV&#8221;, sponsored by USAIDs. This project was planned considering that religious leaders are often key catalysts for positive and social change. The project has three components: regional training, national action plans and regional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/19/the-role-of-religious-communities-in-addressing-gender-based-violence-and-hiv/</link>
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		<title>Building Social Safety Nets by Means of Theater to Prevent Human Trafficking.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNIFEM provides funds for a project in India which uses the theater as a means of preventing human trafficking covering all across Goa, Sikkim and vulnerable districts of North Bengal. Sex tourism and trafficking is proliferating in that area. Youths and children are also trafficked for exploitative labour. West Bengal is a source, transit and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/19/building-social-safety-nets-by-means-of-theater-to-prevent-human-trafficking/</link>
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		<title>Fighting Poverty Affecting Rural Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), under the Sudan Work Plan 2009 (Humanitarian/Early Recovery Component) has initiated the project &#8220;Support Livelihoods and Food Security Initiatives for Women&#8221;. The objective of this project is to promote simple and appropriate agricultural technologies among women groups, to strengthen women&#8217;s livelihoods through capacity building on entrepreneurial skills [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/19/fighting-poverty-affecting-rural-women/</link>
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		<title>Protecting Nature: The World Bank and the FBOs.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has undertaken some projects around the world on faiths and environment and on faiths and forest initiatives as part of its development and conservation activities. According to the World Bank, the world&#8217;s major religions have shown that they represent a very powerful voice for environmental stewardship. (See more).
The World Bank works:
In Cambodia
- [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/11/19/protecting-nature-the-world-bank-and-the-fbos/</link>
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		<title>Preventing and Healing Hiv / Aids : The Buddhist Response</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In partnership with UNAIDS and within the framework of Buddha´s teachings and  ethics, the Sangha Metta Project covers an important education activity which consists of (a) teaching monks, nuns and novices about HIV/AIDS, equipping them with modern  participatory social management skills and tools to take part in HIV/AIDS  prevention and care at the community level, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/10/30/preventing-and-healing-hivaids-the-buddhist-response/</link>
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		<title>Fighting Hiv / Aids Pandemic: The Religious Partners of UN Agencies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNAIDS addresses the global AIDS response by bringing together in a concerted manner the efforts and resources of the following UN System Organizations: UNHCR, UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, WFP, UNDP, UNODC, ILO, and The World Bank.

Considering that the communities of faiths play a significant role in influencing  people´s behavior and attitudes, and in providing health care [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://faithdecadeforpeace.net/2009/10/30/fighting-hivaids-pandemic-the-religious-partners-of-un-agencies/</link>
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