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Strengthening Faith-Sensitive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Children on the Move: Policy Brief Now Available in Spanish and Arabic

1. November 2024
The policy brief on faith-sensitive mental health support for displaced children is now accessible in Spanish and Arabic, reinforcing global efforts to address their unique challenges. ...

New Perspectives on Environmental Protection through the Lens of Religion

25. October 2024
In early October 2024, a diverse group gathered virtually and in person at International Symposium on Innovative Mosques (ISIM) to discuss eco-friendly practices for houses of worship. ...

Religious Action as Part of the Global Alliance to End Hunger and Poverty

1. October 2024
A Berkley Center webinar moderated by Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall highlighted Brazil's G20 leadership in addressing hunger and poverty, religious teachings on the issue, and the upcoming launch of the ...

WCC co-sponsored side event at UN General Assembly tackles faith, ethics, and AI

30. September 2024
WCC reports: A hybrid event in September aimed at enhancing understanding among religious communities, civil society, and policymakers regarding the ethical dimensions of AI. ...

Summit of the
Future 2024

30. September 2024
IISD reports on Summit of the Future 22-23 (September 22-23, 2024): Acknowledging the multilateral system is broken, many speakers said with slow progress or regression on the Sustainable Development Goals, the ...

Global Cooperation, Ethical Values, and Transformational Shift in Attitudes Key to Tackling Global Challenges

13. September 2024
In his opening remarks at the Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development 2024 in Brasilia, Khushwant Singh, the PaRD Head of Secretariat, underscored the importance of global cooperation, incorporating ...

G20 Interfaith and PaRD Forum in Brasilia: A Collective Push for Sustainable Development, Global Equity, and Well-being

11. September 2024
The 2024 G20 Interfaith and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development in Brasilia, Brazil, brought together a distinguished group of leaders, policymakers, academics, religious and other civil society ...

After the G20 Interfaith Forum: Looking Ahead at Pathways toward Hope

11. September 2024
On The World Council of Chruches reflects on the IF20 and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development in Brazil in an article from September 4, 2024. ...

Sword or Shield? The Role of Inclusive Secularism as a Means of Building Peace

4. September 2024
Professor Ivo Pereira da Silva emphasised the importance of inclusive secularism in promoting peace and social cohesion at the IF20 and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development 2024. ...

“The challenge of sustainability and peace begins with us.”

4. September 2024
Esben Larsen (World Bank) stressed urgent collective action for sustainability at the IF20 and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development 2024. ...

KAICIID’s Strategic Engagement at the 2024 IF20 and PaRD Annual Forum

20. August 2024
Learn more about KAICIID’s strategic engagement at the 2024 G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development (as published on August 14, 2024). ...
View of islands and hills near Rio de Janiero, Brazil

The Well-Being of the Planet and Its People: Global Leaders to Converge in Brasilia for G20 Interfaith and PaRD Forum

15. August 2024
The forum, themed "Leave No One Behind: The Well-Being of the Planet and Its People," will take place from August 19-22, 2024, at the Hotel Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada in Brasilia.  ...