“Faith, Feminism and Human Rights” and “Unlocking the Power of Faith-Based Partnerships”
The PaRD Gender Equality and Empowerment Work-Stream organized two side events to the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Knowledge Partnership between JLI and PaRD
The Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) will provide evidence support to PaRD’s three work streams Health, Gender Equality and Empowerment, and Sustaining Peace.
Listening to the Cry of the Earth and of the Poor
An International Conference on the contribution of religions to the Sustainable Development Goals took place in the Vatican from March 7th to 9th. Read a retrospect by Prof. Katherine Marshall here.
Updated: Upcoming PaRD and PaRD members’ events at the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The UNCSW63 is currently taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Vatican conference to study role of religions in SDGs
The conference entitled “Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” held from March 7th to 9th in Rome was presented at a press conference in the Vatican on March 5.
Ending Violence Against Children – The Contributions From Religious Communities
The PaRD work-stream Sustaining Peace and like-minded partners are convening a high-level event on March 6th in Geneva.
Call for Input: Interfaith Study on the Contributions of Religious Communities to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
Arigatou International conducts this study in collaboration with the Office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children.
Upcoming consultation on Religion and the State: 25 Years Of Democracy In South Africa
Several PaRD members will contribute their expertise and insights to this consultation titled Cooption or Cooperation – A South African And German Dialogue in Tutzing, Germany on February 13th to 15th, 2019.
Call for Endorsement: Children on the Move Action Plan
In October 2018, more than 180 people representing more than 80 faith-based organizations met in Rome to develop an action plan for Faith Action for Children on the Move.
ACT Alliance calls for a stronger commitment to climate action after COP24
The ACT Alliance appeals to churches, faith groups, civil society, and governments to continue to increase ambition to combat climate change, and to keep the needs of the most vulnerable at the forefront of the negotiations and action.