Managing Resources to give Peace and Humankind a chance
JOINT WRITTEN STATEMENT - 4 JANUARY 2011
This document was a joint written statement submitted by NGOs in general consultative status:
- International Alliance of Women (IAW)
- International Council of Jewish Women (ICJW) and NGOs in special consultative status
- Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (OSMTH)
- Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC)
- Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW)Once again OSMTH was represented by Delegation Head, Dr. Chev. Marcel De Picciotto (Deputy Grand Commander and Grand Prior of France).
The points being raised in the statement concern the importance of sustainable resource management and their link to lasting and equally sustainable peace, which underpins the United Nations Millenium Goals, and also ties in with OSMTH's Vision - as expressed on the Brussels Declaration - and the Order's new "Mission Statement".
- Vision & Mission
- Approach
OSMTH’s raison d’etre is expressed through the Brussels Declaration: “Aiding humanity on the pilgrimage through life.”
Vision and Commitment
- Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values.
- Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
- Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
- Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building
- Provide humanitarian aid to Christians and all peoples in need around the world, through physical, financial, and moral support.
- Continue programmes that aid Christians around the world, especially in the Holy Land.
- Promote a dialogue based on the principles of peace and justice amongst and between the faiths of the Sons of Abraham and the other great religions of the world, to establish better understanding and greater tolerance.
- Mitigate human suffering by actively participating in activities associated with disaster relief, humanitarian aid, human rights, peace building and sustainable development, and the respect of human diversity.
- Facilitate, mediate and advocate conflict-prevention and resolution by providing subject matter experts and supporting organizations in the fields of religious and international diplomacy.
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis,
sed nomini Tuo da gloriam..."
