PaRD Mid-Term Meeting held in New York City on March 21st and 22nd, 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 2017.
“Partnering with Faith Organizations and Communities on the Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs”
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 work.
PaRD launches World Map as new knowledge hub on religion and sustainable development
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”
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”
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)
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”
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”
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 equality can be pursued from within a religious lens.
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) to launch an online Platform on the Prevention of Violent Extremism
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
Two articles providing insights on the nexus of religion and development were published in the December 2016 issue.