2. Objectives
The conference organizers share the overall goal of creating just, peaceful, and sustainable societies from the grassroots on up to national and global levels. The specific objectives of the conference are to:
- Reflect on the agendas of the Millennium Development Goals, while supporting their further articulation and expansion in the new mandate for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Increase knowledge and understanding of holistic development and develop new programmes and projects to address such needs, especially in the areas of environmental resilience, pluralistic societies, gender equality, youth empowerment, and sustainable development
- Promote inter-faith dialog, exchange, and collaboration on issues of common concern Celebrate and expand the spirit of kalyanamitra and inter-faith friendship
