As a Voices of Humanity URI CC member, I am so glad and happy that our group was officially approved by URI to be part of this struggle to end religiously motivated violence and create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. It is so important as we go forward together in the interfaith movement that we remember the Welfare of children at a local and global level because if children are taught about the importance of their faith and the crucial role it plays in realizing Peace and Justice in schools and homes, they will learn how to work together without violence or discrimination on the basis of their Religions or faith.
Education is fundamental for creating cultures of peace and justice. It is through education and teaching the general public about our goals as VoH CC group members of the United Religions Initiative that we can reach those goals. It is through the interfaith movement that we can succeed because the Interfaith movement is not only for Religions but the movement also includes the Indigenous peoples and the non-Religious so that we all find a common understanding as human beings who live on this planet Earth.
The next generation depends on our struggle today to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is by implementing the SDGs in our Nations through peaceful means that the next generation can enjoy their full freedoms free from gender inequality, Human Rights abuse and Religiously motivated violence and discrimination.
Peace and Justice for all is one of the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals that the Voices of Humanity, the Interfaith movement and the United Nations wants to reach by 2030. And that's also why the International Day of Peace (IDP) is being celebrated every year to create awareness about Peace and Justice for all living beings on Earth. IDP is coming right up this September 21. Let’s do something together as the VoH CC of URI to celebrate IDP.
We are all under the Interfaith movement because we want to see the SDGs in action before the given period of time runs out and I in person I do appreciate the great job the United Nations is doing in pushing different Nations to put the SDGs in action, to respect and support the rights of their citizens including the rights of different Religions. Peace and justice can be realized if we play our role as members of the Voices of Humanity URI Cooperation Circle and help the UN by making it widely known what a great job they are doing in creating a sustainable World for everyone.
Realizing Peace and Justice for all is not an easy goal to reach but I believe if we keep on pushing and moving forward with this online campaign that looks forward to be a catalyst in realizing human unity in the World, our message will help in creating awareness about the ambitions that the URI wants to reach because our main aim is to realize Peace and Justice and cooperation between the Nations and religions. If religions and Nations come together they can push the International Community to implement and put in action the SDGs through nonviolent actions and dialogue between the Nations so that we reach this great goal of making the World a better place for everyone. Thank you
Best regards,
Mwesigye Siryebo
Kampala, Uganda
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