Arigatou International co-signed a joint NGO statement on the Third Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education that was presented during the 24th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, under the Agenda item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to […]
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26th September 2013 On Saturday, 21st September 2013, a group of hateful individuals attacked and indiscriminately killed and maimed many children, women and men in a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. These reprehensible actions were calculated and aimed to create fear and terror in all of us. I condemn these hateful actions. GNRC members around the
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An article by Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President of Arigatou International, was published today at the prestigious and widely read World Economic Forum Blog. Continue reading Rev. Miyamoto Writes about Listening to Youth on World Economic Forum Blog
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“Are the children in Syria exempted from enjoying their basic rights?”, asks Dr. Mustafa Ali, GNRC Secretary General, in a statement issued today, decrying the blatant and disproportional violence against children in the Syrian conflict. After describing the abhorrent situation being inflicted upon the chidren of Syria, Dr. Ali writes, “I appeal to all groups
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Are the children in Syria exempted from enjoying their basic rights? Secretary General’s Statement on the Situation of Children in Syria; A Call to Action Issued from the GNRC SecretariatNairobi, Kenya18th September 2013 The principles shared by members of the Global Network of Religions for Children demand an expression of deep concern about the situation
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The Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (IIECP) — the fourth Initiative by Arigatou International kicked off in Nairobi by holding its first Interim Steering Committee Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from the 19th to 20th August 2013. The meeting settled on 3 priority areas for the initiative which are to mitigate spiritual root causes of
An article by Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, Convenor of the GNRC, was published today at the prestigious and widely read World Economic Forum Blog. The article is titled, “What the Young Can Teach Us — If Given a Chance.” As a member of the WEF Global Agenda Council on the Role of Faith, Rev. Miyamoto was
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GNRC Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali joined the United Nations Commission on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) in expressing grave concern over the indiscriminate chemical attacks in Syria that also killed many children. Speaking at the GNRC Secretariat in Nairobi, the GNRC Secretary General asked all parties in the Syrian conflict to
The GNRC Secretary General, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali, attended a two-day conference organized and hosted by King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID). The conference took place at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 25th – 26th August.
From 24 to 30 July, Initiatives of Change in cooperation with Child-to-Child Trust organized in Caux, Switzerland a conference titled Children as Actors for Transforming Society – Making Children’s participation work. Arigatou International was invited to participate on the panel Safe Environment for Children that addressed how to strengthen children’s participation to ensure a safe
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