全球宗教领袖会聚联合国 商讨解决艾滋病等重大问题

佛教在线海外讯 据UNNewsCentre报道，2008年10月21日，来自全球佛教、印度教、锡克教、犹太教、基督教和清真教的70多位宗教领袖和代表，出席联合国会议，形成一个全球宗教交流网络，共同探讨产妇死亡、艾滋病和穷困等重大问题。

联合国人口基金会执行主任欧拜德表示，会议的目标是面对共同的挑战，“尽管我们信仰、地区、经历各不相同，然而我们都有诸如慈悲、宽容、尊重差异等共同的价值观，以及改善人民生活的共同愿望。”（编译：平易）

Dozens of global religious leaders partner to tackle AIDS, maternal death – UN
21 October 2008 – Over 75 religious leaders and representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian and Muslim groups attending a United Nations today have formed a Global Interfaith Network to address the crucial issues of maternal death, AIDS and poverty.
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, said the aim of the gathering was to confer on shared challenges.

“We have learned that while we come from different faiths, different regions, and different experiences, we share the common values of compassion, tolerance, respect for differences and a passion to try to improve the lives of the people we serve,” she said.