Religions for Peace

The fourth morning started with the presentation of Religions for Peace, the largest global religious coalition standing for peace. Lama Azab and Taoufik Hartit explained one of the main campaigns of the coalition: Arms down. The three goals of this year-long campaign launched in November 2009 are the abolition of nuclear weapons, the end of the proliferation and misuse of conventional weapons and most of all the redirection of 10% of military expenditure to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015. This last information actually shocked me knowing that in 2008, the military spending was up to 1464 billion $! So if you also think that this money could be better used, just follow the link and sign the petition… http://religionsforpeace.org/initiatives/global-youth-network/campaign-for-shared-security/

Olivia Tiffoche