Articles & News

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Report on the 5th Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in Panama City

23. May 2017

The forum's participants jointly issued 'The Panama Declaration on Ending Violence Against Children' during their meeting on May 9th to 11th, 2017 organized by PaRD Partner Arigatou International. ...

PaRD Mid-Term Meeting held in New York City on March 21st and 22nd, 2017

22. May 2017

On the occasion of the 61st United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), members and partners of PaRD gathered in New York City for the PaRD Mid-Term Meeting ...

“Partnering with Faith Organizations and Communities on the Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs”

10. May 2017

A Series of Strategic Learning Exchanges is organized in June and August 2017 to develop the capacities of United Nations and partner faith-based entities to enhance their programming and policy ...

PaRD launches World Map as new knowledge hub on religion and sustainable development

3. May 2017

The World map serves its users as a tool to identify opportunities for cooperation and exchange in the field of religion and development. ...

Workshop on “Making Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Work for the Sustainable Development Goals”

28. April 2017

The workshop brings together multi-stakeholder partnerships that contribute to the SDGs under review at this year’s UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and others interested in partnerships. ...

World Council of Churches and UNICEF cooperate on “Churches’ Commitments to Children”

26. April 2017

The new programme outlines specific actions and strategies that any church can adopt in response to pressing challenges impacting children around the globe. ...

Intercontinental Youth Forum held as pilot project of the Interfaith Dialogue On Violent Extremism (iDove)

5. April 2017

The event brought together 40 youth from over 32 countries in Africa and Europe alongside experts and practitioners in the fields of interfaith dialogue, PVE, and de-radicalisation. ...

Princeton University hosts “Seeking Refuge: Faith-Based Approaches to Forced Migration”

29. March 2017

The event gathered a wide range of actors for a series of roundtable sessions and panels on faith-based approaches to forced migration. ...

Launch of Platform on “Gender Equality and Religion for the Gender Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”

20. March 2017

This platform aims to bring together religious and traditional leaders, leaders of faith based and civil society organisations, as well as gender and development experts to unpack how achieving gender ...

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) to launch an online Platform on the Prevention of Violent Extremism

19. March 2017

The platform will function as a tool designed to promote and enhance collaboration amongst different actors working on PVE in Africa and the Middle East. ...

The “Ecumenical Review” prominently features PaRD

10. February 2017

Two articles providing insights on the nexus of religion and development were published in the December 2016 issue. ...

“Engaging with Faith Organizations and Communities for Sustainable Development”

31. January 2017

The UNSSC course taking place from 15-17 November 2016 aimed at enhancing religious literacy and engagement skills among participants, with a particular focus on human rights and gender dimensions. ...