The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
Promote a world consisting of stable democracies respecting equality, human dignity, and human rights.
Promote a world consisting of stable democracies respecting equality, human dignity, and human rights.
Create a framework of reconciliation between the 2 peoples that takes into account that any peace agreement must include an infrastructure for the process of reconciliation; work towards an end to violence and towards achieving an accepted political agreement; influence the public and the political decision makers to choose dialogue and the path of peace over violence and war in order to achieve a just settlement based on empathy and understanding; avoid the use of bereavement for further violence and retribution.
Recognise the local impact of the global, and the global impact of the local; broaden our network to include international academic affiliates, finding synergies with research and study projects at centres and universities in other countries; engaged in identifying a range of projects, centres, and institutes around the world that also focus on the promise and challenge of religious pluralism; plan to get an overview of the architecture of this growing group of institutions.
Promote mutual understanding, respect and collaboration between Catholics and the followers of others religious traditions; encourage the study of religions; promote the formation of persons dedicated to dialogue.
Tell the biblical story in ever new and creative ways; Point to the redemptive work of Christ and the life-changing presence of the Spirit; Provide a place of sanctuary, tranquility and renewal in the name of the One who said, "I will give you rest"; Call for personal righteousness, justice and reconciliation in the Church and in the world and to hear, respect and cherish all God's children; Use God's gifts wisely and fairly for the good of all; Learn from one another and work together for the healing of the nations.
Publish learned texts, prayerbooks, and works of Jewish interest; administers the work of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards for the Conservative movement; serve the professional and personal needs of its membership through publications, conferences, and benefit programmes; coordinate the Joint Placement Commission of the Conservative movement; serve congregations throughout the world, and also work as educators, officers of communal service organisations, and college, hospital, and military chaplains.
Maintain the Church's relations with Local Orthodox Churches, non-Orthodox Churches, Christian organisations and non-Christian religious communities, as well as governmental, parliamentary, inter-governmental, religious, public bodies abroad, and public international organisations.
Educate youth and adults both cross culturally and inter-religiously for global citizenship and peaceful coexistence; advocate for acceptance and respect for religious pluralism by the world's governing bodies; and actively continue to promote justice and tolerance.
The priority areas for action of the Three Cultures Foundation come from the Declaration of Barcelona; namely political and economic areas and cultural and social sectors. In addition, the Foundation has been working in the field of immigration. This issue was also included among its areas for action due to its paramount importance among the objectives of the 2005 Barcelona Summit. In short, the Three Cultures Foundation is conceived as a unique instrument for supporting the spirit of creating new horizons for the Mediterranean Basin countries. These new horizons would involve the establishment of peace, stability and progress areas on both sides of a Sea which has been the cradle of multiple civilizations.
1. To publicize the activities carried out by UNESCO in the fields of education, science, culture and communication, maintaining its independence from all political parties and religious and philosophical groups; 2. Contribute to peace and security by strengthening, through education, science and culture, collaboration among nations, in order to ensure universal respect for justice, the law, and fundamental rights and freedoms that without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, the Charter of the United Nations recognizes all the peoples of the world; 3. Foster international understanding, solidarity, cooperation and world peace, through the recognition of national cultures and the cultural heritage of humanity; 4. Participate in the integral development of the local, provincial, regional, national and international through direct relationships with similar organizations; 5. Encourage and participate in human development processes, putting into practice actions aimed at contributing to a more just and participatory society through the promotion of cooperation, development with the most disadvantaged countries, through training, education , research and adaptation of transferable technologies to local conditions; 6. In particular, contribute and participate in the defense and protection of the environment, and artistic heritage of the territorial area that is its own, and in general, in any other area territorial.