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16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence

17. January 2018

Member organisations of the international Side by Side faith movement for gender justice participated in creative ways with the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence ...

The Ouagadougou Partnership held its sixth annual meeting

20. December 2017

The meeting focused on “women’s empowerment and the contraception revolution” in Conakry from December 12th to 14th 2017 with religious actors as significant participants. ...

PaRD Second Annual Meeting: Faith in the Sustainable Development Goals

14. December 2017

Reaffirming their commitment to continue and strengthen their cooperation, PaRD members and partners gathered in Wilton Park/Wiston House, UK for the 2nd PaRD Annual Meeting on November 12th to 15th ...

Equipping Youth as Interfaith Messengers of Peace

4. December 2017

The Lutheran World Foundation (LWF) organised a "Peace Messenger Training" in Jerusalem with the objective of enabling participants to plan and facilitate local trainings for sharing skills and experience in ...

World AIDS Day 2017 – Action Alert from World Council of Churches

26. October 2017

The World Council of Churches calls for prayers and reflections for children and adolescents living with HIV on December 1st 2017. ...

Stockholm Civil Society Days 2017: Which positive effects can religious actors have on sustainable development?

17. October 2017

This question was discussed at a workshop titled “Exploring holy and unholy alliances – why religion matters in combating shrinking civic space" on September 21st, 2017 in Stockholm. ...

Merkel at international peace meeting: “Religions have a mandate to work for peace”

21. September 2017

"Dialogue between religions is possible as well as necessary," Chancellor Merkel said at the Sant'Egidio International Peace Meeting. There was never any justification for war and violence in the name ...

PaRD secretariat in Bonn welcomes delegation of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

12. September 2017

Exchange on possibilities of cooperation and common areas of interest. ...

Highlights from the 2017 UN High Level Political Forum and Call Out for Faith-Related Events During the 2017 UN General Assembly

18. August 2017

Having been attended by over 2,558 individuals, the 2017 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was highly participatory. 147 side events were held during this Forum – compared ...

GHR Foundation and OpenIDEO Choose Five Social Innovators as Winning Cohort in Inaugural $1M BridgeBuilder Challenge

17. August 2017

The cohort of Top Ideas will amplify their impact with a share of US$1 million and collaboration with GHR Foundation. ...

Ahimsa Forum 2017: Global Health, Social Entrepreneurship and Faith-inspired Communities

2. August 2017

The Forum took place on June 27th-30th, 2017 at the Les Pensières Centre for Global Health in Annecy, France. ...

Call for Applications: KAICIID International Fellows Programme in the Africa Region

1. August 2017

The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) is seeking applications from education professionals working in institutions that train future religious leaders to take part in the 2018 KAICIID International Fellows Programme. ...