An initiative for an international conference on interfaith dialogue towards global peace approved at Peace Embassy, in Brussels, Belgium. Announcing the formation of a permanent committee for inter-faith cooperation involving NGO’s, religious scholar’s, members of various religious communities, and the media to discuss such topics as extremis, intolerance, conflict resolution, terrorism, justice, and human rights. Two organizations — the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Belgian and European think tank Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD) jointly affirmed their commitment to cooperatively in launching the conference.