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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

03.02.10

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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THE DECADE INITIATIVE AT THE 2009 PARLIAMENT OF WORLD’S RELIGIONS

03.02.10

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 parallel sessions. The DECADE Initiative was present at the Parliament through three main channels: A brief presentation at one of the plenary sessions, a symposium of two sessions, and the wide distribution of a brochure. (Read More)

CALLING FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT

30.10.09

The United Nations Climate Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7 to 9 December 2009. The TckTckTck project is a global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions and faith groups calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement at that conference.

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ARC/UNDP*CELEBRATION OF FAITH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

26.10.09

Faith leaders from around the world will meet at Windsor, United Kingdom, from 2 to 4 November 2009, at an event hosted by Prince Philip and attended by the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon to discuss and announce their long term initiatives to Protect the Living Planet.

* Alliance of Religions and Conservation – United Nations Development Programme

Windsor, 15 October 2009

http://www.windsor2009.org/

The UN Secretary-General issues his report on “Interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, which in its chapter IV refers to the possibility of proclaiming a United Nations Decade on this matter

16.10.09

New York, 24 August 2009

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The president of the UN General Assembly welcomes the COALITION

17.03.09

NEW YORK, 4 March 2009

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Faith and Values Organizations form COALITION to advance United Nations Decade for Inter-religious Cooperation for Peace

17.03.09

NEW YORK, 4 March 2009

Forty-two religious, interfaith, and value-based organizations from five continents agreed to form a coalition to advance a “United Nations Decade for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding, and Cooperation for Peace.” Coalition members expressed the hope that the UN Sixty-Fourth General Assembly, which will begin its deliberations in September 2009, will approve a resolution establishing such a decade from 2011-2020. 

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