BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6. The Global Summit of Religious Leaders provides a unique platform to spread vital messages to the world, said Nabil Haddad, Director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center (JICRC), on the second day of the Global Baku Summit of Religious Leaders in Baku, Trend reports.
Haddad shone a light on the ongoing global squabbles and their harmful ripple effects on both people and the planet.
"Today, our environment is suffering immensely because of war. Instead of nurturing the earth with flowers, we are sowing mines in its soil. As religious leaders, we must come together and protect our planet. We make this call from Baku: prosperity must reign on earth, as in heaven," he said.
Ravan Hasanov, Executive Director of the Baku International Center for Multiculturalism, highlighted Azerbaijan’s struggles with landmines, saying, "You’ve touched on a very important issue. During the occupation, a vast number of mines were planted across Azerbaijani territory by Armenian forces, resulting in the loss of many innocent lives."
To note, a Global Summit of Religious Leaders is being held as part of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), and the United Nations Environment Program in Baku.
This global forum is attended by approximately 30 leaders from both secular and traditional religions, heads of prominent religious centers (including patriarchs, officials from the Vatican, and Al-Azhar), internationally recognized religious and public figures from a variety of faiths and regions, representatives from government, academia, and religious institutions from 55 countries and 30 international organizations, and media representatives.
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