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Colorful Comprehensive Report Published on GNRC Fourth Forum

info@gnrc.net (Arigatou International) — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34:00 +0100

The comprehensive GNRC Fourth Forum Report is full of colorful photographic memories, detailed summaries, and transcripts from the Forum. It is available in PDF format here.

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Arigatou International to Support Action by GNRC Members in New Way

mail@gnrc.net (Arigatou International) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:00 +0100

With the relocation of the global GNRC Secretariat to the new Arigatou International office in Nairobi, Kenya and the appointment of Dr. Mustafa Ali as the new GNRC Secretary General, GNRC members around the world can anticipate fuller support from Arigatou International for their volunteer interfaith activities for and with children.

With a new full-time Secretary General and stronger secretariat staffing, Arigatou International aims to encourage and promote action-oriented initiatives emerging from networking at various levels (local, national, sub-regional and regional) from a larger number of GNRC members. Any GNRC group or member willing to initiate action for children through interfaith cooperation is welcome to directly communicate with the new GNRC Secretary General and his staff at the GNRC Secretariat for advice and support. Such active GNRC members can submit requests for project-based financial support from Arigatou International to the GNRC Secretary General directly and receive technical advice on project management. Requests for support that maximize synergies among Arigatou’s global initiatives and involve many partners will be given priority. The Directors of Arigatou’s other global initiatives – Ethics Education for Children, the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, and Mobilizing Faith-Based Resources to End Child Poverty – will also be available to GNRC members for technical advice and support in planning and organizing concrete actions under each initiative.

Arigatou International expects this change to foster even more dynamic networking for interfaith cooperation for children and thanks the existing GNRC coordinators for their years of tireless volunteer service and their continued cooperation as the GNRC continues to grow and change.

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Dr. Mustafa Ali Appointed as New GNRC Secretary General

mail@gnrc.net (Arigatou International) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:00 +0100

Arigatou International announced today that Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali, who has been coordinator for GNRC Africa for many years and most recently Chairman of the GNRC Fourth Forum Organizing Committee, has been appointed the new GNRC Secretary General. A short profile of Dr. Ali appears below. Dr. Ali will replace Mr. Atsushi Iwasaki, who has been serving on a part-time volunteer basis since the GNRC was established.

With this change, the GNRC Secretariat will also be relocated from Tokyo to the new Arigatou International office in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Ali will serve concurrently as GNRC Secretary General and Director of the Nairobi Office. The Nairobi Office will also be home to Arigatou International’s new global initiative, Mobilizing Faith-Based Resources to End Child Poverty. Arigatou International is currently recruiting a new director for that initiative, who will also be based in Nairobi.

With more than 12 years of dynamic growth, the GNRC has grown to the point where it requires a full-time Secretary General and a stronger secretariat staff. The new arrangement will enable the new GNRC Secretary General and his staff to be fully engaged in communication and networking at the local, national, sub-regional and regional levels, including face-to-face dialogues with GNRC members at the local level in each region.

Finally, Arigatou International would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Iwasaki for his many years of tireless volunteer service to the GNRC and the children of the world. It is a testimony to his compassionate and sensitive leadership that the GNRC has grown so dramatically in such a short time.

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Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali
Dr Ali is joining the Arigatou International as the Secretary General of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) and Director of the newly established Nairobi office of the Arigatou International. He has served as the Secretary General of the African Council of Religious Leaders and Africa Representative of Religions for Peace International for the last six years. Dr. Ali has been working to build peaceful, just and harmonious societies and promoting peaceful coexistence between faiths and communities in Africa. Together with religious leaders and multi-lateral institutions including the African Union and the United Nations, governments and partners, Dr. Ali has been extensively involved in finding ways to peacefully and sustainably address some of the most intractable conflicts in the most challenging countries and locations in Africa.

Dr. Ali is a recipient of the 2012 Coexist International Peace Prize which was awarded to him in New York, USA, to honor his action-oriented work and leadership in interfaith relations and dialogue, as well as conflict transformation in Africa. He holds a PhD from the University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom); MA in Diplomacy and International Studies from the University of Nairobi (Kenya) and a BSc. in Information Sciences from Moi University (Kenya).

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Arigatou International Sets Up New Headquarters Organization in Japan, Opens Nairobi Office

tokyo@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International Tokyo) — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:07:00 +0100

On December 25, 2012, Arigatou International was formally incorporated in Japan.

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Arigatou International co-signed statement on child rights in the post-2015 framework

mail@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:47:00 +0100

The statement which has been delivered at the High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming brings child rights into the discussions of the post-2015 framework.

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Arigatou International is looking for a Director for the Geneva office

mail@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:03:00 +0100

New leadership sought for the Arigatou International Geneva office

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Rev. Keishi Miyamoto joins World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Role of Faith

mail@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:11:00 +0100

The World Economic Forum has invited Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President of Arigatou International, to serve a two-year term on its Global Agenda Council on the Role of Faith.

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The CRC Day of General Discussion 2012

mail@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:58:00 +0100

Arigatou International participated in this year’s Day of General Discussion

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Film "A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education"

scharpie@youth.gnrc.net (Sophie Charpie) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:02:00 +0100

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Arigatou International co-signs NGO statement

mail@arigatouinternational.org (Arigatou International) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:53:00 +0100

Arigatou International has co-signed an NGO statement urging Member States to accede to statelessness conventions.

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