Global Ethic Foundation for Inter-cultural and Inter-religious Research, Education and Encounter

The “Declaration
Toward a Global Ethic” in different languages

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pdf Chinese
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Activities
of the year 2005

of the year 2006

of the year 2007

of the year 2008

of the year 2009

Multimedia Project:
“Exploring the tracks of the world religions”
DVD, Book, CD-ROM.

UN on “Dialogue among Civilizations”
Statement to the UN General Assembly 9 November 2001

“Global Ethic in the Face of Global Threat”
Twelve Reflections

In support of a Global Ethic
Glasgow, 30 October 2001

The second conference on Global Ethic and Traditional Chinese Ethic
Oktober 10–14, 2001

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72076 Tübingen
Germany
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Last Update
January 18, 2010

Global Economic Ethic – Consequences for Global Businesses

A new manifesto titled “Global Economic Ethic – Consequences for Global Businesses” was launched during a business ethics symposium at UN Headquarters on October 6, 2009. Developed by Swiss-German theologian Hans Küng, President of the Global Ethic Foundation, the document aims at laying out a “common fundamental vision of what is legitimate, just and fair” in economic activities.

More: www.globaleconomicethic.org
Press report

Multi-Religious Statement Condemning Violence Targeting a Jerusalem Yeshiva

We – Muslim, Jewish, and Christian – decry the violent attack targeting the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem this week. The murder of eight students is a tragedy for all people of faith.

South African archbishop:
Global Ethic Lecture 2009

The world-famous South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu held the 8th Global Ethic Lecture on June 15, 2009 in Tübingen at the invitation of the Global Ethic Foundation and the University of Tübingen.
To the lecture

Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen:

1. Tony Blair, June 30, 2000

2. Mary Robinson, January 21, 2002

3. Kofi Annan, December 12, 2003

4. Horst Köhler, December 1, 2004

5. Shirin Ebadi, October 20, 2005

6. Jacques Rogge, May 10, 2006

7. Helmut Schmidt, May 8, 2007

8. Desmond Tutu, June 15, 2009

Strengthening the reform-minded forces within Islam!

KNA Interview with Prof. Hans Küng
(February 7, 2006)
“Prof. Küng, in the face of the current wave of massive demonstrations against Western institutions in Islamic countries, the West stands shocked and helpless. Can you explain this phenomenon as a reaction to the Muhammad caricatures?”

Pope Benedict XVI praises Hans Küng’s engagement for a Global Ethic

On Saturday, September 24, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI and Professor Hans Küng met in Castelgandolfo for a friendly conversation. After the meeting, the Vatican issued a press release summarizing the results of the conversation, which had lasted for several hours; the text was drawn up by the Pope himself and approved by Professor Küng.

International awards

for Global Ethic Foundation and Hans Küng at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, July 10, 2004 in Barcelona.

Küng, Köhler

Exhibition in Washington 2002

The exhibition “World Religions – Universal Peace – Global Ethic” conceived by the Global Ethic Foundation was shown in the United Nations headquarters in New York from December 3, 2001 till January 10, 2002. It was the first time that the exhibition was shown in the United States.
From September 19, 2002 till November 1, 2002 it was shown in the International Monetary Fund headquarters in New York.

The speeches:
• Prof. Hans Küng
• IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler
• Extract of the address by Horst Koehler to the board of governors of the International Monetary Fund and Worldbank