宗博季刊第117期

24 The G20 Interfaith Forum, an organization that focuses on bringing faith and policy together, was livestreamed from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from Oct. 13 to 17, 2020. Founded in 2014, the Forum is convened every year in preparation of the G20 Leader’s summit. It calls upon the political leaders to include the voices of religions in the policymaking process and to build policy based on shared values of respect, solidarity and coexistence. In particular, the G20 Interfaith Forum seeks to raise awareness of the role of religious organizations and faith-based organizations in the implementation of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals that seek to ensure that every person has access to the basic necessities of life: health, education, water, security, equality and a clean environment. Prepared by six regional meetings convened earlier in the year, the agenda for this Forum included such topics as addressing the COVID-19 pandemic; combating hate speech and racism; promoting education and religious literacy; and addressing climate change, environmental degradation and disasters caused by both. In addition to leaders from most major world religions, denominations and interreligious organizations, the G20 Forum also included representatives from the United Nations Alliance of Civilization, the World Muslim League, and the European Commission, as well as the host International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), organizations that were among the co-sponsors and supporters of the event. The Forum was attended virtually by over 2000 participants from 90 countries. Speakers of the opening Session highlighted the importance of coming together like this during the global COVID 19 pandemic that knows no boundaries and yet has disproportionally affected the poor and disadvantaged members of society. But instead of witnessing a strengthened global cooperation and solidarity in combating the virus, the world has seen a heightened form of political nationalism, localism and divisiveness, which has resulted in the loss of many lives and exacerbated structures of economic and racial injustice. Under these circumstances, religious leaders and faith-based grass roots groups have been able to collaborate beyond boundaries in reaching out to the most isolated and needy groups during the pandemic. Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican, a dear friend of Master Hsin Tao who welcomed us in Rome in 2017 and also co-sponsored and attended the Buddhist-Christian Dialogue conference held at Ling- Jiou Mountain in that same year, highlighted the Pope’s new Encyclical “Fratelli Tutti (Brothers and Sisters All)” as a blueprint towards the formation of the one human family, wherein people seek the common good and affirm the dignity of each human person. Throughout the entire conference, speakers resonated with the Pope’s message in their own ways, emphasizing that we must not only ( 中文全文報導請見本館官網 ) Report on the G20 Interfaith Forum, 2020 ─ G20 跨宗教論壇報導 國際交流 G20跨宗教論壇，在2020年10月13日到10月17日在沙烏地阿拉伯首都利雅 德透過線上直播舉行。此論壇始於2014年，以信仰與政策為討論核心，是每年 G20領袖峰會的前行會議之一。該論壇的重要性,在於可將宗教領袖們與社群的 聲音傳達給政治與經濟上的決策者。今年論壇鎖焦於解決一些世界上最緊迫的人 道主義和發展問題，例如COVID-19大流行，貧困，移民，衝突，性別平等和氣 候變化。該論壇確保宗教聲音是全球救濟工作不可或缺的伙伴。 文/宗基國際計畫主任瑪麗博士Dr.Maria Reis Habito