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International Community Leaders Gather in Istanbul to Contribute to G20 Agendas
With an aim to advance interfaith dialogue in the context of the G20 process, all discussions that took place echoed the themes of India's G20 Presidency, ", and looked ahead to the G20 India Summit in September 2023 and beyond.
The meeting, organized by the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities (IAFSC), was focused on the four C's - COVID, Climate, Conflict, Children, and covered topics such as development of a child-centered vision, food security, urgent humanitarian and peacebuilding action, action on climate change, among many other topics which are relevant to ensuring the inclusion and protection of the most vulnerable members of communities.
During the event stressed the importance of not only reminiscing about shared past, but the imperative for faith communities to forge ahead, uniting in the face of present-day challenges:
also stated that by embracing the wisdom of the past and the energies of the present, interfaith communities can indeed steer the world towards a brighter, greener tomorrow:
Speaking about the regional stakeholder meeting, stated that:
Together with its global partners, the IAFSC has organized two major forums in India in support of India's G20 Presidency and are organizing similar events for 2024 in Brazil (the next G20 host country). These forums offer a platform for faith leaders, representatives of faith-inspired organizations, government officials, international organizations, academia and civil society to come together to share experiences and provide concrete, actionable recommendations. These recommendations will form the basis of global advocacy efforts aimed at shaping the agenda of the 2023 G20 Summit and beyond.
To ensure that regional perspectives and challenges are adequately captured in the recommendations and future advocacy efforts, a series of regional meetings are also being held in different parts of the world, covering Manila , New York , London , Sao Paulo , Istanbul and Nairobi .
The IAFSC was established to empower faith leaders to work for the safety and security of our communities, tackling issues such as child sexual abuse, extremism, radicalization and human trafficking. The IAFSC aims to facilitate the building of bridges between key stakeholders including faith communities, NGOs and experts in various domains. The IAFSC is conscious of the importance of empowering faith leaders, both at the institutional and grass-root levels, with knowledge, and to mobilize them to play a more active role in community safety.
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