International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation
Develop alternative methods of preventing and resolving interethnic and interreligious conflicts in countries around the world.
Develop alternative methods of preventing and resolving interethnic and interreligious conflicts in countries around the world.
Work for the advancement of equality, social justice and respect for human rights in Canada and around the world through transformative human rights education programs; equip local human rights defenders and educators to build more inclusive communities and to contribute to social and economic development goals through democratic participation.
Understand one another and work together so that those of us who profess belief in our respective faiths can work for the common cause of humanity.
Create Mutual Understanding between Muslims, Christians and Jews; Understand and assist the problems of ground religious leaders; Engage religious teachers of Schools and Madrassas for disseminating information of peace and religious cooperation; Bring together Governments and Religious Leaders; Engage week long workshops where grass root leaders of different religions from the same country can participate and stay with each other in order to strengthen their working relation on the ground; Take out research papers on the ground situations of countries in pretext of religious activities; Organize same religious events, where religious leaders of same faith from different parts of the world can meet and cooperate in the future; Organize networking dinners in different regions for different religions to interact with each other.
Promote understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews based on respect for each other's identity and integrity; address issues of human rights and human dignity deeply enshrined in the traditions of Judaism and Christianity; counter all forms of prejudice, intolerance, discrimination, racism and the misuse of religion for national and political domination; affirm that in honest dialogue each person remains loyal to his or her own essential faith commitment, recognising in the other person his or her integrity and otherness; perform outreach in regions that so far have little or no structured Jewish-Christian dialogue, such as Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Far East; provide a platform for wide-ranging theological debate in order to add a religious choice to the contemporary search for answers to existential and ethical challenges.
Promote friendly relations and understanding among Jewish women of all countries; further the best and highest interests of humanity; uphold and strengthen the bonds between Jewish communities throughout the world; support the principles of the United Nations Bill of Human Rights; improve the status of women.”
Unite and support the member organizations; offer opportunities to come together in a spirit of fraternity and mutual understanding; create the feeling of a community and stimulate educational exchanges on issues concerning youth and youth work; help uncover and understand the specific needs of children and young people all over the world; build upon the local experiences of its members to track down the needs of young people and youth workers and to develop actions to deal with these needs; represent the member organizations in international bodies and to be a voice of young people; build with and through young people a better world and a living Church.
Take a consistent stance against war and its preparation; formulate a vision of the human community based upon the belief that love in action has the power to transform unjust political, social, and economic structures; overcome the division of nation-states which are often the source of conflict and violence; resolve conflicts through nonviolent means; dismantle systems that foster fear and hatred; seek justice as a basis for peace; co-ordinate communication among IFOR members; link branches to capacity-building resources; help co-ordinate international campaigns, delegations and urgent actions; regularly participate in conferences and meetings of UN bodies through representatives, providing testimony and expertise from different regional perspectives; promote non-violent alternatives in the fields of human rights, development, and disarmament.
Establish ties between all the existing associations, committees, branches, or groups of Jewish scouts in order to engage in dialogue among participants and exchange ideas on the main issues of concern to the Jewish people today, strengthen and improve Jewish Scouting around the world, initiate joint activities, such as a Jamboree of Jewish scouts, exchange and edit educational and training material, publicise Jewish Scout activities within the Jewish world, seek funding for the development and strengthening of Jewish Scouts groups; establish new local groups of Jewish scouts in Jewish communities around the world to establish a non-formal Jewish education structure in communities in which there is presently no youth movement, and to develop local community leadership through leadership in the Scout movement; represent Jewish scouts in contacts with the Scout movement and with other religions within the movement to participate in international activities and present the Jewish voice, to strengthen the Jewish identity of Jewish scouts attending international gatherings and meetings, and to establish and/or participate in various interfaith encounters initiated by the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
Promote an awareness of the common values lying behind diversity through its fellowships programmes for individuals who are principally from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions; support and educate leaders who can bring about better understanding among religious traditions and cultures; encourage these Individuals to follow a study programme which will increase their knowledge of religious traditions different from their own.