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12-16 February, 2007
International
Conference on Muslim Religious Leaders
to Support Population and Development
to Achieve MDGs
Bali, Indonesia — Mr.
Harry Sangeet Jooseery, Executive
Director attended and delivered a
speech at the “International
Conference on Muslim Religious Leaders
to Support Population and Development
to Achieve MDGs” held in Sanur,
Bali, Indonesia from 12 – 16
February 2007. The conference brought
together, among others, the senior
Muslim Religious Leaders, Islamic
Scholars and Jurisprudents from Muslim
Countries of Asia and Middle East,
who command profound respect and loyalty
of their followers in those countries,
to deliberate on how they can effectively
contribute to the attainment of MDGs.
Mr Harry Sangeet Jooseery with
other participants of the Conference
In
his speech, citing quotations from
Islamic Religious scriptures, Mr.
Jooseery underscored the importance
and sought cooperation of the religious
leadership in bringing out concrete
changes in the socio-economic arena
contributing to the attainment of
MDGs for improvement of the living
conditions of the people. Mr. Jooseery
also explained how South-South Cooperation
in Population and Development can
squarely contribute to the development,
peace, prosperity of mankind, which
is the ultimate objectives of all
divine injunctions and religious schools
of thought revealed and recorded in
human history. His speech was greatly
applauded by the audience and the
religious leaders expressed their
willingness to extend their support
and cooperation to the strengthening
of population and development endeavors
and promotion of South-South collaboration
of PPD.
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