Volume 20, Issue 1 / October-December 2008
Fulya Vekiloglu, second from right, represented the Bahá'í International Community at the Global Forum of Faithbased Organizations, held this month in Istanbul. The photograph is of the closing ceremony.
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Faith-based organizations discuss population issues in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey - The Bahá’í International Community was among the religious groups and nongovernmental organizations that participated in a two-day Global Forum of Faith-based Organizations, convened by the United Nations Population Fund.
The gathering, held in Istanbul on 20-21 October, addressed population and development issues related to HIV-AIDS, reproductive health, gender equality, and violence against women.
Fulya Vekiloglu, a representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations who specializes in women's issues, attended.
In an intervention during a panel discussion on "Violence against Women and Women's Empowerment," she stressed the need for attitude change and how faith-based organizations have a unique role in this regard. She also read a short Bahá'í prayer at the closing ceremony of the Global Forum.
