Vision and Mission

 

Vision

The Committee aims to bring the spiritual and values dimension in all areas of the United Nations

agenda and of public policy.

Mission Statement

The Committee recognizes that an emphasis on spirituality is a key factor in providing common

solutions to global concerns as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals, such as human

rights violations, lack of distributive justice, inner and outer poverty, destruction of the planet,

injustice through racism, religious intolerance and all forms of discrimination, conflict, violence,

terrorism, and war. The Committee wishes to facilitate dialogue by bringing people together

to inspire an increased awareness of individual and common responsibilities in order to address

global concerns and universal values. Religions, cultures and traditions around the world use silence,

contemplation, prayer, reflection and meditation to ensure inner peace, well-being and to uplift

individuals, families, communities, nations and life on earth, so that the finest and highest human

qualities are self-realised and the full potential of human life can be expressed and preserved. The

Committee facilitates dialogue, bringing people together to reach a higher level of consciousness and

responsibility for our common global values and commitment to improve the state of the world and

humankind.

Goals

•   to participate in the work of the United Nations and in international conferences;
•   to encourage a spiritual perspective within the international community, facilitating written and
oral contributions for inclusion in United Nations declarations and programmes of action relating
to spirituality, values, justice and peace at all levels;
•   to promote the right to lead a spiritual or religious way of life in full respect of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights;

•   to promote programmes relating to spirituality, values and global concern at all levels;
•   to support and explore the link between science and spirituality, by presenting evidence-based
knowledge, to demonstrate the causal effect of the spiritual dimension on personal and global change;

•   to advocate for a global network on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns;
•   to organize events in order to initiate dialogue between religious and spiritual dignitaries,
speakers from United Nations specialised agencies, missions and programmes,  Non governmental
organizations (NGOs), civil society, private sector, media, etc;
•  to publish a series of documents on seminars and meetings, thereby demonstrating a
commitment to keep the knowledge and wisdom of the spiritual perspective alive and
transmitted throughout time.