Seychellois representing a wide range of disciplines and endeavours – politics, religion, the media and academia – will gather in Seychelles on Friday September 12,  for a regional peace seminar.

Sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), the seminar, which will be conducted by officials of the IIFWP from its headquarters in Nairobi, is dedicated to the theme “The World at a Turning Point: Considering Innovative Approaches to Peace Through Responsible Leadership and Good Governance.”

The seminar, to be held at the International Conference Centre, will explore such topics as principles for peace, interreligious imperative, a vision of good governance, education and the role of the media, and human development.

"This programme is in keeping with the IIFWP's mission of identifying the critical issues facing our world, assessing current efforts aimed at providing solutions, and offering alternative, innovative approaches to the search for solutions," the seminar's organisers have said.

It is to be noted that similar regional IIFWP seminars are taking place in 190 nations this month. These seminars address the topics of global governance "and the need for interreligious cooperation" as the basis for solving critical global problems.

With IIFWP's full support a resolution has been prepared by the Republic of the Phillipines, along with other co-sponsoring nations, for presentation to the 58th Session of the General Assembly. This resolution proposes the establishment of a Special Committee of the General Assembly to develop a full proposal and plan for this interreligious council as an organ of the United Nations.

Coincidentally the IIFWP is establishing an interreligious and international peace council (IIPC) to be based in New York City.

Former President James R. Mancham has accepted an invitation from the chairman and secretary general of IIFWP-International to attend the inaugural meeting of the IIPC which will take place in New York City from October 1 - 4, 2003 and which will be attended by distinguished world leaders representing a wide range of fields, including religion, politics, education and civil society.

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