Mainstream principles of cultural diversity and involve youth in the reflection on intercultural and interreligious dialogue.
Since its dedication in 2000, the Center has been the site of many interreligious discussions and events.
Within the framework of the UNESCO Interreligious Dialogue Programme, this encounter follows the meetings that took place in Santiago de Chile, 2004 and Buenos Aires, 2005.
In this framework, it is worthwhile to note the signature (March 31, 2006) of an Agreement launching the network, "UNESCO Chairs of Interreligious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding".
The meeting brought together representatives from four countries of Central Asia, Chairholders from the Network of UNESCO Chairs on "Interreligious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding", international experts and resource-persons.
Rachel Maryles helps direct the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding's health care program, which trains providers to offer religiously and culturally sensitive care for patients of all backgrounds.
Sklba, chairman, USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, will welcome the pope along with an audience of some 220 individuals representing five religions: Buddhism, Hindu, Islam, Jainism and Judaism.
Located in Vienna, the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue was established in November 2011 to encourage dialogue among cultures and religions across the world.
In partnership with the World Conference of Religions for Peace, a pilot scheme has been undertaken to reinforce Interreligious Women's Associations, through training-of-trainers workshops, in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Southern Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Other partners and international agencies include: UNICEF, the Institute of Religious Studies (ISER) in Rio de Janeiro and Youth for Peace and Education (YPE), a Montreal-based interreligious organization, which trains educators for peace worldwide.
The network is a partnership between international academic centres recognized for their expertise in this field and brings together professors, researchers and specialists of the history of religions who are personally committed to the achievement of Interreligious Dialogue.
Some 100 participants take part in this international conference to exchange best practices and experiences in the field of interreligious dialogue based on the outcome of a series of training-of-trainers workshops carried out in East Africa since September 2006.
The announcement of the award of the Prize to Asma Jahangir on 16 November - International Day for Tolerance - honours her commitment and important contribution to fostering interreligious and intercultural dialogue, tolerance, mutual understanding and cooperation for peace.
One former Curia cardinal said in an interview that holding monthly meetings among the heads of Curia departments, such as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, would vastly improve internal communications.
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"The main aim is to get Muslims who are leaders all over the world, particularly in the Middle East, to acknowledge the reality of what happened here and to be able to teach it to the people that they lead, " said trip organiser Rabbi Jack Bemporad, who is executive director of the US-based Center for Interreligious Understanding.
The organizers are: The Russian Academy for Public Administration, under the President of the Russian Federation, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, the UNESCO Network of Chairs on Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue and the UNESCO Moscow Office.
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