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ACT Alliance General Assembly 2018: Hope in Action – Putting People First

30. July 2020

The General Assembly is the highest governance body of the Alliance and brings together the 145+ ACT members every four years. The work of the General Assembly aims to enable ...

UN Environment and URI–Africa commit to work in partnership

30. July 2020

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Religions Initiative–Africa (URI) to collaborate on leveraging the wisdom, power and influence of faith-based ...

UK religious leaders call on the Prime Minister to act on her duty to work with communities in the UK to deliver the SDGs

30. July 2020

‘We believe that by working together we can build a future that is fair and just for all people, and a resilient and sustainable UK’ ...

The Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism (iDove) at the Paris Peace Forum

30. July 2020

The African Union's and BMZ's joint project officially introduced its Training and Training of Trainers Manual at the first edition of the Paris Peace Forum from November 11th to 13th ...

Faced with rising violence, KAICIID Fellows 2018 graduate with the commitment to promote peace

30. July 2020

At the same time, KAICIID is seeking applications for the 2019 KAICIID European Regional Fellows Programme from education professionals. ...

PaRD at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

30. July 2020

Complementary to many members’ individual activities, PaRD organized a workshop through its work-streams “Sustaining Peace” and “Gender Equality and Empowerment” in Toronto, Canada. On this occasion, the PaRD steering group ...

Final Action Plan published: Faith Action for Children on the Move

30. July 2020

This joint plan published by the Global Partners Forum organizing partners aims to strengthen faith action for the care and protection of children on the move. ...

Full report of the 2018 G20 Interfaith Forum now online

30. July 2020

“Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development: Religious Contributions for a Dignified Future" was the theme for the Forum held in September in Buenos Aires. ...

ACT Alliance calls for a stronger commitment to climate action after COP24

30. July 2020

The ACT Alliance appeals to churches, faith groups, civil society, and governments to continue to increase ambition to combat climate change, and to keep the needs of the most vulnerable ...

Call for Endorsement: Children on the Move Action Plan

30. July 2020

In October 2018, more than 180 people representing more than 80 faith-based organizations met in Rome to develop an action plan for Faith Action for Children on the Move. ...

Upcoming consultation on Religion and the State: 25 Years Of Democracy In South Africa

30. July 2020

Several PaRD members will contribute their expertise and insights to this consultation titled Cooption or Cooperation – A South African And German Dialogue in Tutzing, Germany on February 13th to ...

Call for Input: Interfaith Study on the Contributions of Religious Communities to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child

30. July 2020

Arigatou International conducts this study in collaboration with the Office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children. ...