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International Medical cooperation to promote Health Projects in
Tibet, India and Nepal (including DOT programme and mother and child
clinic); int. congress in Beijing, China to promote natural
medicines (WHO programs and “Health for All…”)
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Water
project in Tibet, China in support of UNEP fresh water campaign
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Planting
of trees in Tibet, China in support of Agenda 21 and UNEP “One
billion trees for life”
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Children
educational programmes in Nepal in support of the decade of a
Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the children of the world
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Healing
journeys to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil in support of the Decade
of the World’s Indigenous people, to help preserve their
environmental, cultural and spiritual traditions
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Schools
in Nepal for carpet factory workers in support of ILO convention on
child labour
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Revitalisation of rural and alpine cultures such as the Albagnano
mountain village in Italy
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Cultural
education programmes to promote and sponsor heritage sites such as
Lumbini and Borobudur in support of the UNESCO culture preservation
campaign.
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Co-sponsored bronze elephant statue placed in United Nations
headquarters gardens, gift presented by Kenya, Namibia and Nepal, as
a “tribute to the environment and commitment to the preservation of
the natural world: forever expressing the hope that all animals and
human beings may exist in harmony and peace with nature”
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Support
the creation of a permanent Spiritual Forum intended to provide a
neutral and democratic permanent space at the global public level,
where all those religious institutions and spiritual movements which
are willing to join forces with the United Nations in the task of
building and consolidating peace around the world could meet and
jointly develop useful ways of cooperation, hence:
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Founding
member of the Provisional Steering Committee and the coalition
promoting the initiative for the launch of a United Nations
International Decade for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation for
Peace (2011-2020).
www.faithdecadeforpeace.net
