Our Commitment
We recognize that we share responsibility to be and act for the change we want to see. We reaffirm our own commitment to call on our communities and members to:
- demonstrate solidarity with the poor and vulnerable in our society and the globe;
- monitor the compliance of our governments in meeting the Millennium Development Goals and, whenever possible, hold them publicly accountable for such compliance;
- confront consumerism, reduce consumption and change our lifestyle to give testimony to better stewardship and live more lightly on the Earth;
- cultivate the positive peacebuilding influence of religion and invest in building the capacity of our communities to participate in peacebuilding and peacekeeping activities;
- promote co-existence among different religious and ethnic communities while welcoming immigrants and refugees;
- grow the collaboration of faith traditions to provide leadership, research and action, work to engage our own communities on the issues, and maintain continuous consultation and evaluation of these global
Reports and statements
Download pdfs below:
- “History Of The Interfaith Leaders’ Summits” – 2010 Interfaith Leaders’ Summit – Governing Board Report, November 2009
- “A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action” – Interfaith leaders in the G8 Nations, June 23, 2010