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.
“Engaging with Faith Organizations and Communities for Sustainable Development”
The UNSSC course taking place from 15-17 November 2016 aimed at enhancing religious literacy and engagement skills among participants, with a particular focus on human rights and gender dimensions.
New annual report “Engaging Religion and Faith-Based Actors in 2016” published by UN Task Force on Religion and Development
The report highlights important achievements of the UN Task Force and its members working on the intersections of religion and sustainable development.
Book “Voices from Religions on Sustainable Development” released in Chinese
The new book illustrates that religion can be part of the solution to the global challenges we face today. It brings together more than 25 inspiring followers, theologians, practioners and academics from nine religions and one indigenous tradition on sustainable development.
Building Peace through Interreligious Dialogue in the Central African Republic
Funded under USAID’s Global Development Alliance, the Central African Republic Interfaith Peacebuilding Partnership (CIPP) supports a range of critical peacebuilding initiatives in the Central African Republic.
14 New Partners welcomed at PaRD’s First Annual Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria
In the challenging global political landscape of today, closer collaboration between Faith and Development actors is of crucial importance.
Engaging religious actors across the globe to fight AIDS and HIV
The role of religion in shaping an effective global response to HIV and AIDS in a post-2015 framework was prominently featured at the AIDS 2016 conference in Durban, South Africa.