The Port Louis Resolution: Forging Pathways for Shared Sacred Flourishing

The Port Louis Resolution: Forging Pathways for Shared Sacred Flourishing

The International Council of Religions for Peace,

Convened in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 23 to 25 June 2026, as a vital and necessary prelude to the upcoming 11^th Religions for Peace World Assembly slated for 2027,

Guided by the overarching session theme, “Forging a Pathway Toward Shared Sacred Flourishing,” which dedicated its thematic dialogues to addressing three urgent, intersecting global crises: the polycrisis of climate, conflict, and debt relief; the systemic breakdown in the international order and respect for international law; and the critical need for ethical governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI),

Emphasizing that its vision of Shared Sacred Flourishing centers the Sacred in global affairs to identify the resonant, complementary assets—including moral authority, social capital, and spiritual values—held by diverse religious communities worldwide,

Reaffirming that the organization’s architecture of representativity and subsidiarity uniquely empowers it to harness these assets, identify common values, equip religious leaders with technical tools, and deploy faith communities to transform violent conflict and protect the Earth,

Reflecting upon more than half a century of global assemblies dedicated to healing a fragmented world since its inception in 1970, when religious leaders famously transcended the rigid logic of geopolitics to stand together at the height of global nuclear anxiety,

Appreciating the foundational legacy of the 10^th World Assembly held in Lindau, Germany, in 2019, which reinforced over 50 years of multi-religious intervention against violence, civil conflict, and nuclear proliferation, and the legacy of interreligious collaboration in advancing the common good.

Recognizing the vital vision of the Peace Charter for Forgiveness and Reconciliation adopted at the 10^th World Assembly in Lindau, emphasizing that the process of forgiving is vital if healing and reconciliation are to take place as part of humanity’s collective efforts to seek justice, harmony, and sustainable peace,

Celebrating the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding between Religions for Peace and the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace to co-organize the 11^th World Assembly under the theme, “An Alliance of Virtues for Sacred Shared Flourishing,” anchored by the core pillars of peace, good governance, integral human development, and environmental care,

Expressing its profound gratitude to the people of Mauritius and the Council of Religions–Mauritius for their exceptional hospitality, and to His Excellency Mr. Dharambeer Gokhool, G.C.S.K, President of the Republic of Mauritius, for providing foundational wisdom and support,

Acknowledging the strategic insights and reporting provided by the International Women’s Coordinating Committee, the International Youth Committee, and the Regional and National Interreligious Councils, ensuring their critical perspectives are fundamentally integrated into all global peacebuilding architectures,

Affirming the core conviction that all reality is fundamentally grounded in the Sacred, that human beings are inherently relational, and that the Earth is a sacred community of life deserving of collective, reverent care,

Noticing with disquiet that political leaders are increasingly failing their primary moral obligation to abandon violence, noting with grave alarm that there are more active military conflicts today than at any time since the end of World War II, causing unacceptable suffering to civilians, women, and children,

Viewing with grave concern the weakening of the international multilateral system due to significant funding cuts that imperil progress on global public health, international law, and the protection of large rainforest regions,

Deploring the twin human-made crises of climate change and sovereign debt that continue to sow misery around the world, noting that total global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2025 due to short-sighted rollbacks of emissions caps, while escalating debt burdens effectively stunt the development of billions of youth by diverting funds away from education and healthcare,

Recognizing that the rapid, unregulated spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems proceeds without adequate ethical boundaries, threatening public discourse while exerting a severe, hidden environmental toll through exceptionally high demands for electricity and water,

1. Demands that states immediately abandon violence as a legitimate means for settling conflict and commit unconditionally to the path of dialogue and international law;
2. Resolves to actively monitor, report on, and combat instances of division, hate speech, and xenophobia, utilizing multi-religious networks to protect targeted and vulnerable communities;
3. Urges national and international financial institutions to deploy viable, people-centered solutions for debt relief rapidly, ensuring that national funds earmarked for health, education, and climate resilience are legally protected;
4. Decides to establish multi-religious climate peace initiatives aimed at holding nations accountable to greenhouse gas emissions caps and accelerating the transition to renewable energy systems;
5. Commits to advancing powerful public narratives regarding the moral imperative of global cooperation, emphasizing that a functioning multilateral system is indispensable to the common good;
6. Pledges to raise deep public awareness regarding the ethical considerations of technology, keeping human dignity and localized community well-being at the absolute center of digital innovation;
7. Calls upon state and international regulatory bodies to implement stringent ethical AI guidelines, drawing upon the moral insights of foundational documents such as the Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas;
8. Directs all internal bodies to structurally integrate the leadership and perspectives of women and youth into every level of the global peace and security architecture;
9. Authorizes its affiliated Interreligious Councils at the local, national and regional levels in the coordination of a global multi-faith advocacy campaign leading up to the 11^th  World Assembly in 2027 to solidify an unyielding global alliance for peace;
10. Invites closer collaboration with global partner institutions to strengthen effective, independent national Interreligious Councils (IRCs) worldwide, thereby enhancing local capacity to engage on issues of shared flourishing;
11. Instructs all regional networks to immediately elaborate specific action plans to follow up on this declaration and to report their progress to the preparatory meetings for the 2027 World Assembly.

Adopted in Port Louis, Mauritius, on this 25th day of June 2026.