Articles & News

Delve into a comprehensive collection of news and articles on religion and sustainable development, including the activities of PaRD and its members and partners. Explore the latest developments and captivating stories right here!

“Be loud, be challenging”

15. September 2021

PaRD meeting in Berlin: The role of religious actors in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda can’t be ignored by politicians. ...

Virtual Series on Children and MHPSS

17. August 2021

PaRD members co-organise virtual series on faith-sensitive mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to ensure children's well-being during the pandemic and beyond. ...

Finding local solutions to address local challenges

5. August 2021

PaRD Health work-stream calls for expression of interest for Regional Forums in Southern and Eastern Africa as well as Southern Asia. ...

Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality?

28. June 2021

New report calls for strategic partnerships with religious actors working for gender equality. ...

PaRD becomes more diverse: Jewish, Sikh and Christian organisations join the partnership

24. June 2021

With its new members HIAS Europe, United Sikhs, CASA India, IDEA Africa and IGHD, PaRD marks an important step towards diversification and outreach to the Global South. ...

Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality?

17. June 2021

The PaRD Gender Equality and Empowerment work-stream invites to a Pre-Event to Generation Equality Forum and the High Level Political Forum on 28th June, launching a new report co-published by ...

Back to the roots: Khushwant Singh übernimmt Sekretariatsleitung der Internationalen Partnerschaft zu Religion und nachhaltiger Entwicklung

21. May 2021

Das Sekretariat der Internationalen Partnerschaft zu Religion und nachhaltiger Entwicklung (International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development - PaRD) hat einen neuen Leiter. ...

PaRD appoints Khushwant Singh as the new Head of Secretariat

1. May 2021

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) has a new Head of Secretariat. With a wealth of experience and expertise in international cooperation and interreligious and multifaith dialogue, ...

JLI: Shift the center of gravity from global to regional

23. March 2021

COVID-19 has truly illustrated the diversity and contextualized nature of faith responses, Kirsten Muth, CEO of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities, says. She is seeing the ...

Gender, Religion and Decision-Making in Public Life

19. March 2021

Women are not only beneficiaries of the achievement of SDG 5 on Gender Equality and Empowerment. They also need to actively contribute to its continuous implementation. This is one of ...

Grammy-winning songwriter Ani Zonneveld: “In times of COVID-19 people need music and spirituality”

17. March 2021

Grammy winning songwriter Ani Zonneveld sees people’s great desire for music during the pandemic, because it’s heart-opening and -healing. With her spiritual songs, the Muslim American singer already tried to ...

World Council of Churches on World Water Day 2021

16. March 2021

PaRD member World Council of Churches hosts an online event on World Water Day 2021 on Spiritual and Ethical Values of Water on 22 March 2021, 15.00 - 16.30 CET. ...