COP28: Wisdom Tree at Faith Pavilion
The Meditation Cards from the Wisdom Tree at the Faith Pavilion during COP28 offer insights on climate action and care for the earth from diverse religious, spiritual and Indigenous traditions.
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Highlights of PaRD's Annual Forum 2023
Around 100 global participants gathered at PaRD's Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development 2023 in Berlin from 17 to 19 October, echoing a message of hope, dignity, peace, and cooperation.
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The Trilateral Partnership and PaRD Call for Stronger Collaboration for the SDGs
An event at the 2023 SDG Summit, themed “Inspiring Faith, Hope, and Transformative Action,” shed light on faith’s role in sustainable development, culminating in four commitments.
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PaRD's Priorities and Activities in 2023 and early 2024
PaRD’s Leadership met in March 2023 to set priorities and discuss activities for 2023 and early 2024. Learn more about the decissions made – especially in relation to PaRD’s Annual Forum 2023.
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Faith for Climate: A Call to Action

4. December 2023

Inspired by the Interfaith Statement signed by Pope Francis, Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, and around 30 religious leaders and representatives from a range of traditions, launched on December 3, the Faith Pavilion at COP28 puts forth this Call to Action.

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Faith. Climate. Action.

COP28: Faith Pavilion Programme Available Now

28. November 2023

COP28 marks the first time that there will be a dedicated Faith Pavilion at a United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP). PaRD members are delivering sessions at the Faith Pavilion in a full programme during COP 28. Learn more.

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COP28: Faith Pavilion
The Faith Pavilion’s robust and engaging program includes 65 sessions organised by 70 organisations. During the 12 days of COP28, over 325 speakers will participate in the Faith Pavilion, collectively representing 54 countries.
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It will be the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session.

Mission

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) convenes governments, multilateral entities, academia as well as religious, traditional, indigenous and other civil society actors in a safe space that provides continuity for dialogue, learning, and collaboration to better inform policy and practices in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

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Foundation, Priorities & Principles

The SDGs set the foundation of PaRD’s work. With the SDGs, 193 countries have set 17 goals to ensure a better life for all, end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and well-being for everyone. PaRD currently concentrates on Health (SDG 3), Gender Equality (SDG 5), Environment, Water and Climate Action (SDGs 6, 13, 14, 15), Sustaining Peace (SDG 16) and Food Security (SDG 2). The basis of PaRD are the fundamental principles of human rights as well as freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief (FoRB), as both are preconditions for sustainable development. 

Through PaRD’s workstreams and taskforces, members and interested partners collaborate and gather evidence about the positive role of faith actors in sustainable development. Together, concepts are created for conferences, seminars, guidelines, briefing materials, and learning resources.

Interested parties can find more information about PaRD in our official flyer and in PaRD’s strategic plan 2022-2026.

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Knowledge centre

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VOICES FROM PaRD AND BEYOND
PaRD provides a unique opportunity for members of several governments to regularly discuss the importance of faith in development and find ways to take action for common cause when it comes to the challenges of our day. Due to its international nature, it is a topic that affects every country and its programming. I am grateful to PaRD for making these essential connections a consistent part of our work.
Adam Nicholas PhillipsPaRD Steering Board Co-Chair and director of USAID Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Local, Faith and Transformative Partnerships Hub.
Adam Nicholas Phillips
We have to act today, not just plan for 2030 and beyond, and planning for development goes beyond electoral cycles.
Mastorea SadanChief Senior Expert National Planning Commission Secretariat (NDP), South Africa.
Mastorea Sadan
My vision as a new Co-Chair is to see PaRD as a place of healing and empowerment through service and full dedication to the SDGs.
Hazel Maureen Danetta DixonPaRD Steering Board Co-Chair from African Union.
Hazel Maureen Danetta Dixon
In all the inequity of the world - it is not that there are no resources or aid from richer to poorer, the issue is the effectiveness of the aid which is given. More stakeholders need to be involved, shared wisdom is needed in times of crisis, and PaRD will help ensure that there is transparency.
Bishop Sithembele SipukaPresident of the Southern Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka
The contributions of religious actors to achieving the SDGs need scientific investigation and scrutiny. A transdisciplinary approach is necessary: research not only about, but with religious actors. The membership of our research programme in PaRD creates excellent conditions for this.
Prof Dr Wilhelm GräbFormer Head of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development of Humboldt University
Prof Dr Wilhelm Gräb
The successful PaRD General Assembly in South Africa has shown how far this unique partnership has come and how much more potential there is for exchange and cooperation between religious actors, governments and multilaterals for sustainable development. And never has it been more needed than now. Time to get even busier!
Peter ProvePaRD Steering Board Co-Chair from World Council of Churches (WCC)
Peter Prove
The development that all SDGs are trying to attain will never happen until the religious language within Muslim societies changes when it comes to girls rights – the girl’s rights to go to school, to get an education, to decide if she wants to marry and when she wants to marry.
Ani ZonneveldMuslims for Progressive Values
Ani Zonneveld
PaRD provides a unique space: It allows faith-based organisations, governments and intergovernmental organisations to directly connect with each other. PaRD enables to learn about the positive potential of religion, and explore creative ways to tackle our common global challenges.
Prof. Mohammed Abu NimerSalam Institute for Peace and Justice
PaRD member
Prof. Mohammed Abu Nimer
Compassion, healing and unity is at the heart of spirituality – and to transcend man-made boundaries. To strengthen this positive force on a global level through collaboration between state actors and civil society, helps to commonly contribute to sustainable solutions for our wellbeing – and that of the Earth.
Khushwant SinghPaRD Head of Secretariat
Khushwant Singh
What PaRD has that is its strength right now, is the ability to bring together donor governments from the North with Faith-Based organizations (FBOs). PaRD needs to enable something catalytic, multireligious and multinational that’s transformative for people and lives!
Azza KaramReligions for Peace
PaRD member with focus on Interreligious Dialogue
Azza Karam

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