Side event at the Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development 2018
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Organizers: World Vision International (WVI), ACT Alliance, Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), Soka Gakkai International (SGI), Arigatou International
World Vision, ACT Alliance, Islamic Relief, Soka Gakkai International, Arigatou International, global faith based organizations launched the Asia Pacific Faith-based Coalition for sustainable development (APFC) on 28 March in collaboration with Asia Civil Society Partnership on Sustainable Development.
The objective of this coalition is to provide greater impetus to the voices of faith communities and effectively engage in Asia pacific regional development discourse feeding to global processes, such as the SDGs. This is an open, inclusive coalition representing different faiths towards achieving sustainable development and peace.
The forum will support the presentation of voluntary national reviews and will assess the progress made with regard to the regional roadmap for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
Session Moderator
Mr. Norbert Hsu, Regional Leader, East Asia Region, World Vision International (WVI)
Panelists/discussants
- John Patrick Murray | National Catholic Commission on Migration, Thailand
- Hiro Sakrai | Director of the Office for UN Affairs, Soka Gakkai International
- Masud Siddique | Head of Asia Region, Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Anselmo Lee | Senior Advisor, ADA and APSD
- Shinji Kubo | Officer – in – Charge, UNHCR Representative in Bangkok, Thailand
The discussion addressed the role of faith in making communities resilient and socially cohesive to achieve sustainable development.
The initial work of the coalition will include mapping faith-based organization (FBO & Faith actor) work in relation to sustainable development in Asia Pacific. Results from their initial survey found that many organizations worked to address SDGs #1, 2, 5 followed by 3, 16 & 17.
*from the introduction ppt presented at the forum by Anoop Sukumaran and Sudarshan Reddy
Read more: Asia Pacific Faith-Based Coalition for Sustainable Development_28 March- Concept Note , World Vision Press Release or APFC launch report
For more information contact Abid Gulzar, Director Advocacy and Justice for Children, World Vision International, ([email protected])