The G20 Interfaith Forum Japan 2019 (1)

  On June 8 and 9, the G20 Interfaith Forum Japan 2019 was held. Representatives from various religious groups, nonprofit organiations and former political leaders discussed world peace, welfare, environment and other global issues. Durinng the forum, prominent speakers including former British Prime Minister David Cameron, former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and former Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
  The forum had 4000 audiences and 34 speakers over the two days. Key organizers of the forum were Worldwide Support for Development(WSD), the G20 Interfaith Forum Association, the World Faiths Development Dialogue(WFDD), and the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue(KAICIID), under the auspices of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  The organizers met with policy recommendations based on their discussions for the G20 leaders, who met in Osaka on June 28 and 29 to discuss global issues.
  The 2019 forum was the sixth. This time, the forum offered an annual platform where a network of religiously linked institutions and initiatives engage on global agendas, notably the UN's Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).
  Since 2014, the G20 Interfaith Forum has been held every year in the G20 summit host countries, issuing policy recommendations to urge G20 leaders to take action.

Audience listening to a panel discussion

WSD

(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, July9, 2019）