Interfaith Youth Peace Conference to commemorate #WIHW_ Ethiopia, Addis Ababa by EIFDDA: On February 4th 2023, 500
faith and non-faith youths were gathered to commemorate
#WorldInterfaithHarmonyWeek. Awareness about the #wihw, Freedom of Religion and
Belief (#Forb4All), and discussions were undertaken for fostering harmony and
building positive relationship among youth. The event was instrumental for
cultivating Youth Champions who will play a lead role in championing FoRB
within their own faith as well as non-faith communities.

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Dear Friends: Greetings of Dialogue and Peace! Enclosed you can see the  video/documentation of  the activities done this year: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ https://youtu.be/qWvufHWfs6A on the occasion of the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) 2023 together with the partners of Zamboanga. We also present a few pictures of the activities of other partners in other cities.   This year, we in Zamboanga remember the tenth anniversary of the siege/war inside the city that destroyed part of the city. In spite of this sad event, at that time, we continue our celebration of the WIHW and we continue to inspire many others partners on national level to celebrate the WIHW.   Personally, I remember  with gratitude the occasion when in 2014,   I had the chance to be in Aman and  meet King Abdullah and many of  those who have  worked hard for the promotion of the  WIHW, including Prince Gazi. I hope you can appreciate what we are doing and share with others to inspire many. Unfortunately, the people  of  the city of Zamboanga where we  have  contacted many of the activities presented in the video have suffered a lot  in the past months, because of  calamities, especially  heavy rain  in the city and also  many forms of violence.   We are preparing to have in Zamboanga the second national  gathering of the partners of the WIHW.  The day will be on April 28 and 29. I hope  you can send a message of solidarity  on that occasion using our email. We will send the official program when it is ready.   Thank you very much. Continue to  inspire many, in spite of  many signs of wars and calamities around the world.  

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These are highlighted event from the different Silsilah Forum areas including, Bongao, Cagayan de Oro, Davao Region, Iligan, Kidapawan, Jolo, Siasi, Pagadian, Lanao del Norte, Marawi and Zamboanga Sibugay
WIHW 2023 activities

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World Interfaith Harmony Week 2023 To commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week 2023, ‘Team 1699’ organised a series of events. It was considered that a maximum number of participations shall be taken from schools (High Schools and Senior Secondary Schools) and Colleges. The main goal was to tickle the young brains and wake them up in the brightness of the ultimate way to a peaceful harmonious society. To achieve this goal a special session of paper presentation was organised.

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On February 11-14 2023, and in the spirit of the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY) and the Doha Centre for Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue (DICID) organized the Global Youth Interfaith and Intercultural Forum. The Forum, lead and managed by young people, brought together 65 youth aged 18-35 years old from 42 nationalities and 35 countries, from different religions and cultures, to learn, to exchange ideas and plan local activities in their home countries. The aim of the Forum was to strengthen the role of young people in promoting interfaith and intercultural harmony and to amplify a global message of peaceful coexistence. Some of the outputs include: Developed a network of young people engaged in the interfaith sector Initiated a series of planned activities which the young people will deliver back in their home countries Youth policy recommendations to the G20IF in India 2023 and beyond Young people connected with each other and as a result some collaborations have been formed for future partnerships and events based on the region or theme Young people presented their previous interfaith activities and some shared planned activities for the next six months

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The 5th  Art Exhibition in relation to UN World Interfaith Harmony Week as arranged by the Cross Cultural Ministry of Kolding Deanery in cooperation with the Office of Migrant Cooperation and Encounter with other Religions of Haderslev Diocese. 22 artists from 6 countries  joined this time in the exhibition with art works in acylic, water colors, oil, graphic illustration, and glass. Added to the work of the artists, were some poems and drawings done in other activities. There were 26 display boards, provided by the library for  the exhibition and two of these boards displayed the information on UN World InterFaith Harmony Week on its history and the religious principles on Love of God and Love og Neighbor and Love of the good… The exhibition was attended by many people and singing artists from Ukraine and from the Philippines.. The vice mayor delivered a very challenging speech for the necessity of supporting the intentions of WIFHW.

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The 5th  Art Exhibition in relation to UN World Interfaith Harmony Week as arranged by the Cross Cultural Ministry of Kolding Deanery in cooperation with the Office of Migrant Cooperation and Encounter with other Religions of Haderslev Diocese. 22 artists from 6 countries  joined this time in the exhibition with art works in acylic, water colors, oil, graphic illustration, and glass. Added to the work of the artists, were some poems and drawings done in other activities. There were 26 display boards, provided by the library for  the exhibition and two of these boards displayed the information on UN World InterFaith Harmony Week on its history and the religious principles on Love of God and Love og Neighbor and Love of the good… The exhibition was attended by many people and singing artists from Ukraine and from the Philippines.. The vice mayor delivered a very challenging speech for the necessity of supporting the intentions of WIFHW.

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