The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech
More than 200 religious leaders, policymakers, and media experts came to Vienna last month to discuss hate speech.
How to counter hate speech in digital media
An online game to promote dialogue, social media campaigns with messages of peace or an Ethical Journalism Network. Three media practitioners from Spain, Kenya and Indonesia discussed different ways to counter hate speech online.
Call for proposals for World Bank’s Fragility Forum
The World Bank invites practitioners and policymakers from around the world to submit proposals for the Fragility Forum 2020 in Washington DC from March 2nd to 4th. The deadline is November 22nd, 2019.
USAID officially launched the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Incubator
The NPI Incubator will develop resources and training for local and underutilized groups, including faith-based, community, and civil-society organizations, so they can successfully compete for USAID funding.
World Bank Global Faith Engagement: The Role of Faith in Fragile Contexts
70 high-level faith-based actors convened on October 15th, 2019 in Washington to discuss the role of faith in building social and economic inclusion to advance sustainable country level outcomes in fragile contexts.
New Study on the Rights of the Child
On November 19th, a new multi-religious study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) will be presented in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Registration for this event is open until November 18th.
EADI ISS Conference 2020
The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) announce the 16th EADI General Conference, to be held in The Hague. Call for abstracts until December 15th.
Call for Applications: First iDove Intercontinental Youth Forum in Southeast Asia
The First Intercontinental Youth Forum in Southeast Asia will be held from December 4th to 6th, 2019 in Jakarta. Are you engaged or interested in preventing violent extremism? Please apply until November 4th!
Water and Faith: 2018 World Water Week
A number of events raised interest and attention to the shared efforts of faith actors to achieve SDG 6, to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Faith and Development in Focus: Tanzania
The World Faiths Development Dialogue has published a report on Faith and Development in Tanzania in September 2019, supported by the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD).