News 2025
Chinese Values: now new in English! 2 Volumes
Chinese Values: now new in English! 2 Volumes
30 March 2025 GAF Board member Prof. Dr. Liu Baocheng from Beijing published the full English version in two volumes of over 1000 pages together! The volumes are published in the China Ethics Series of Globethics for free download and for print on demand on the same website. The two volumes are a profound description of Chinese values across over 2500 years from classical dynasties to Confucius up to current “Socialist Values with Chinese Characteristics”. It is a great help for understanding Chinese culture, politics, economics and the society. The author if professor at the University of International Business and Economics UIBE in Beijing,
Human Rights in the United States: GAF contribution for UPR
Human Rights in the United States: GAF contribution for UPR
All UN member countries undergo regularly a UN Universal Periodic Review UPR. Member countries and also other entities such as NGO’s can submit documents, in which they review the past recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council, progress made or not made and new recommendations. GAF in its UPR Submission on USA of 4 April 2025 acknowledges some progress, but major decrease of Human Rights in the USA under the current administration.
2025: Academic Exploration
2025: Academic Exploration: A delegation of the Law School at Nankai University near Beijing explored with GAF (represented by its President) in Geneva possible ways of academic cooperation on mutual understanding of human rights via studies and exchange.
2025: AI and Global Human Rights Challenges
21 March 2025 GAF President Cristoph Stückelberger participated at a side event panel discussion during the UN Human Rights Council on 21 March 2025 on “AI and Global Human Rights Challenges”. Artificial Intelligence has manifold positive and negative impacts on Human Rights.
NGO’s: Advancing Women’s Rights for an Equitable and Sustainable Future
2025: Advancing Women’s Rights through UN
13 March 2025
During the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Geneva Agape Foundation together with the China Network for International Exchange CNIE organised a side event on 13 March 2025. 30 years after the UN-Summit on Women’s Rights 1995 in Beijing, the side event reflected the progress and the recommendations for next steps. On the panel, GAF-President Christoph Stückelberger presented his paper on Advancing Women’s Rights.
Chinese Catechism on Ten Commandments in German: book launch
Chinese Catechism on Ten Commandments in German: book launch:
Board member Prof. Dr You Bin, Professor at the Minzu University in Beijing and Director of its Academy of Religions, wrote a book on the understanding of the biblical ten commandments from a Chinese intercultural perspective. The German edition of the book was launched on 30 Aug 2024 in Zurich.
Chinese Values: New Book of GAF Board member Liu Baocheng
GAF Board member Prof. Dr Liu Baocheng, Prof. Of Business Ethics at Beijing university UIBE wrote a profound 750 pages book on “Chinese Values: Conception and Praxis”. He shows in details the values through 3000 years of Chinese history through the dynasties and religions such as Taoism, Buddhism and Christianity, up to the current “Socialist Values with Chinese Characteristics”. A true guide for critical dialogue with and better understanding of China. The English version of the book will be launched on 4 September 2024 in Geneva
GAF Planning 2025
The International Board of the Geneva Agape Foundation met in person in Geneva on 30 Aug and 1 Sept 2024