Oxfam and Islamic Relief together at the Vatican in coalition against social and economic exclusion

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About JLI

An international collaboration on evidence for faith actors’ activities, contributions, and challenges to achieving humanitarian and development goals. Founded in 2012, JLI came together with a single shared conviction: there is an urgent need to build our collective understanding, through evidence, of faith actors in humanitarianism and development.

November 18, 2014

Campaign and Policy Director of Oxfam Ben Phillips tweeted yesterday the picture below of himself and CEO of Islamic Relief Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey from the Vatican in “an amazing coalition against #inequality.”

 

Embedded image permalink“The Unselfie! Oxfam and Islamic Relief together at the Vatican in an amazing coalition against .

 

Towards a New Global Mindset: Overcoming Social and Economic Exclusion,”  will be held today through November 19th by World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Holy See and Pontifica University of Santa Croce. Leaders in Rome will convene to explore ways of overcoming social and economic exclusion. Participants will discuss the drivers of inequality and explore innovations from the private and public sectors and civil society that can help build more inclusive economies that are based on the principles of love and respect for all people.

Read more about the event and see a full agenda here.