联合国人口基金会执行主任欧拜德表示，会议的目标是面对共同的挑战，“尽管我们信仰、地区、经历各不相同，然而我们都有诸如慈悲、宽容、尊重差异等共同的价值观，以及改善人民生活的共同愿望。”（编译：平易）

　　Dozens of global religious leaders partner to tackle AIDS, maternal death – UN
21 October 2008 – Over 75 religious leaders and representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian and Muslim groups attending a United Nations today have formed a Global Interfaith Network to address the crucial issues of maternal death, AIDS and poverty.
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, said the aim of the gathering was to confer on shared challenges.

　　“We have learned that while we come from different faiths, different regions, and different experiences, we share the common values of compassion, tolerance, respect for differences and a passion to try to improve the lives of the people we serve,” she said.