The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders took place in August in New York. Baha'i International Community (BIC) representative Mr. Techeste Ahderom serves as co-chair of NGO Millennium Forum and addresses the Millennium Summit on behalf of the NGO community. During the summit, the some one thousand participants recognized that it is time for the worlds religious communities to work together for peace, justice and the protection of the environment (more link: http://www.onecountry.org/e122/e12204as_ReligionSummit.htm).