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PaRD Becomes Even More Diverse and Welcomes Nine New Members

20. September 2022

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) keeps growing. Nine new organisations join the global alliance in the third quarter of 2022, including the G20 Interfaith Forum Association ...

Southern Africa Regional Forum on Religion and Covid-19

9. September 2022

Religious leaders, academics, government and multilateral representatives from Southern Africa discussed lessons and recommendations from the region's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn more about the policy findings and recommendations ...

Freedom of Religion and Belief’s Linkage to Sustainable Development Gains High-level Attention

18. July 2022

Governments and policymakers focus more on freedom of religion and belief (FoRB) and how it ties into global issues like human rights and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

Religious Based Organisations Underline Creation Justice in Stockholm+50 Side Event

1. July 2022

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) co-hosted a hybrid event on 2 June at Stockholm+50. Exploring the theme “Climate Action and ...

PaRD Leadership Meeting: Being Heard and Understood

10. June 2022

To put the words of PaRD’s Strategic Plan 2022-2026 into action and to strengthen existing and forge new relationships, PaRD’s leadership met in Washington, DC and New York in May ...

Religious Actors protect Human Rights: Focus Myanmar

3. June 2022

Despite being caught up in the fallout of the military coup, Myanmar’s religious actors are working together to protect human rights. ...

For Climate-Related Decision-Making, Inclusive Tables need to be Set

2. May 2022

Making room for religious and local actors, including women, in climate-related planning, policymaking, and implementation brings valuable insight. This was highlighted by speakers at a CSW66 side event in 2022, ...

New Project Archive Launched: How Religious Actors Respond to COVID-19

7. April 2022

What started as an online document has evolved into a professional online platform: the Faith and COVID-19: Resource Repository. This collaborative project was supported by the International Partnership on Religion ...

Religious Organisations Safeguard the Environment through Cooperation

9. March 2022

According to Faith for Earth Panel participants, PaRD connects people, religions, and governments for positive and agile environmental impact. ...

Villas to Villages: Uganda’s Religious Networks Fight Corruption at all Levels

3. March 2022

Cooperation between Uganda’s religious networks and government grows as both focus on positive change for the people. ...

Faith Sensitive Approaches for Children on the Move brings them Closer to Well-being

25. February 2022

PaRD members create a resource with recommendations for faith-sensitive mental health and psychosocial support from a 2021 series. ...

First Equity, then Sustainability: There is hope to save the Earth when we put ourselves in the centre of change

21. February 2022

At the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Faith for Earth Dialogue opening session on February 21, 2022, Head of Secretariat Khushwant Singh underscores how PaRD members are working to be ...