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In order to achieve the goals of development, all relevant actors must be included; every link in the development process must be consulted. Tolerance and solidarity must replace discrimination and lack of understanding. Governments have the obligation and responsibility to create and sustain a peaceful world with sufficient opportunities for the next generations.
We are now entering a new era in which the RGC and its institutions must take full ownership of our development processes and be accountable for our own destiny. As we move forward, the RGC will take full charge of the entire development process to ensure that our resources are directed towards the vulnerable and poor in our rural communities for the prosperity of all people.
I am a religious Jew who was born and grew up in an Arab country, Iraq. So did my ancestors for 2,600 years. We shared common values and respect principally awe and devotion to the Almighty God. Our prayers may have been recited in different languages but the meaning in our hearts and mind was just the same.
Japan should take more initiative in peacebuilding human development and encourage the establishment of a UN Peacebuilding Committee. Also, Japan should take more initiative in preventive diplomacy during natural and human-induced disasters.
What religion truly seeks is relationship. The Latin etymology of the word is to re-connect back to a relationship first with God, and then heaven, earth, and mankind. Only through relationship can the virtues of love, peace, tolerance, harmony, compassion can exist. Everything is based on relationships.
Malaysia's Department of Unity and National Integration under the Prime Minister’s Office has been rendering financial, material, and moral support to more than 14 Religious Youth Service projects carried out under the banner of UPF-Malaysia. These inter-religious projects which teach our young people to work together in harmony for the sake of the nation help the government achieve its goal of One Malaysia.
The French novelist and philosopher Victor Hugo once said that “More powerful than an invading army is an idea whose time has come.” Rev. and Mrs. Moon have led the way in the promotion of interfaith dialogue, the ethics of living for the sake of others, and service to God, family and nation.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques assembled an international conference in Mecca for intercultural and interreligious dialogue and a second conference in Madrid, attended by representatives from many countries. He appealed to the United Nations to support and consolidate interreligious and intercultural dialogue and establish a permanent committee to take responsibility for the dialogue.
The Korean peninsula issue is most interesting, and the possible developments are listed, including maintaining the status quo. But recalling 1994, let us remember the saying: “You can never tell whether a prophecy will hit or miss.” Korean history indicates that they never surrender to a dictator or aggressor, and no one can predict whether the people in the NK would revolt in some way and become more a more democratic and free society.
If people of different nations and religions do not hold grudges against each other, there will be no cause for conflicts and revenge. There will be no need for wars and acts of terror that cause people to hate one another.
All belief systems in the world teach us that love is essential for a happy life and for being at peace with the world. If individuals ground their life by internalizing a belief system based on love, their leaders will most probably have the same values in their life. Moreover, when people’s characters are shaped by love and tolerance, it will bring about peace and lead to the happiness of humanity.
Terrorism negates the most important right: the right to life. It defies any and all rights and freedoms, breeds fear and hatred, and hampers efforts to reform and improve our world. All of our efforts to revive and develop the global economy will be in vain if we do not vanquish terrorism, extremism, and intolerance.