"U.N. Population Fund Forum In Istanbul - Faith-based Organizations Form A Global Interfaith Network
Published: 10/25/2008
ANKARA - More than 75 religious leaders and representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith-based organizations have formed a global interfaith network to strengthen cooperation against the global urgencies of maternal death, AIDS and poverty.
The interfaith network was formed in Istanbul at the conclusion of a two-day Global Forum of Faith-based Organizations, convened by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFDP), which has partnerships with over 400 different faith-based organizations in more than 100 countries.
The Interfaith Network on Population and Development was established after leaders of faith and of faith-based groups agreed on the principles of the network, which will also address violence against women and issues related to youth and migration. The leaders came from Africa; the Arab region; Asia and the Pacific; Eastern Europe; and Latin America and the Caribbean."
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