GNRC SIXTH FORUM 2024
19-21 November
Abu Dhabi, UAE
GNRC SIXTH FORUM 2024
19-21 November
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Every child has the right
to survive and thrive.
About the Global
Network of Religions
for Children
The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) is a global interfaith network of organizations and individuals dedicated to securing the rights and well-being of children everywhere.
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Arigatou International will convene the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) Sixth Forum from November 19 – 21, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, hosted by the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities (IAFSC). A Children’s Forum will precede from November 16 – 18, 2024.
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56M faith leaders, adults, and children
What leaders are saying about GNRC
Our work in 73 countries
Every child has the right to survive
GNRC Sixth Forum Welcome Remarks from Rev. Keishi Miyamoto
Many profound steps have been taken between the forums, but in particular, the speech made by Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto, then-President of Arigatou International, to the United Nations in 2002 was a major milestone for Arigatou International and the GNRC, and it became a source of strength for further development. And now, today, we are here in Abu Dhabi for the GNRC Sixth Forum. I would like to thank all the people who have supported us as well as our dear friends who have passed away. You have made Arigatou International and the GNRC what they are today. Words cannot express how grateful I am to all of you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Keishi Miyamoto (Rev)
President of Arigatou International
Convenor of the Global Network of Religions for Children
Remarks by Dr Mustafa Yusuf Ali, Secretary General of the GNRC
The GNRC recognizes that children must be actively involved in shaping their futures.
As such, child and youth participation will be at the heart of this Strategy, its implementation, and all our efforts.
Our ambition is immense. With all of us working together—religious and spiritual leaders, their communities, GNRC members, bilateral and multilateral partners, youth, and children—we can indeed build a hopeful, safe, secure, and sustainable world for all children.
Let’s do it!
Faith & Children’s Rights
Child Safeguarding Code of Conduct
Arigatou International Annual Report
2022-2023
Report of the GNRC Sixth Forum
The Abu Dhabi Declaration
On Building a Hopeful World for Children
GNRC Around the World
We invite GNRC coordinators and contact persons to apply funds for GNRC activities that promote networking for interfaith harmony, understanding, and cooperation to build a better world for children.
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Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-Religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
We invite you all to read this comprehensive study of the Faith and Children’s Rights.
What We Are Watching
Ending Violence Against Children
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