16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence
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
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
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 2017.
Equipping Youth as Interfaith Messengers of Peace
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 their own communities
World AIDS Day 2017 – Action Alert from World Council of Churches
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?
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”
“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 of any religion, even if some groups invoked religious grounds for them, she added.
PaRD secretariat in Bonn welcomes delegation of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
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
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 to 106 in 2016. Out of the 147 side events, 23 were on/with religious and faith-based issues and organizations, as communicated to the UN […]
GHR Foundation and OpenIDEO Choose Five Social Innovators as Winning Cohort in Inaugural $1M BridgeBuilder Challenge
The cohort of Top Ideas will amplify their impact with a share of US$1 million and collaboration with GHR Foundation.