Interfaith networks support G20 action across sectors and communities to respond to the COVID-19 crisis 25 April 2020 This statement highlights urgent topics for the attention of G20 members and engagement groups and for religious communities and institutions. The G20 Interfaith Forum Association (IF20), a network of religiously linked institutions Read more…
The final day of the forum sought to transform discussion into focused results and recommendations. Following a morning dialogue session, the two plenary sessions, “Ideas to Action” and “Towards 2020,” featured distinguished speakers who proposed recommendations for the G20 Summit, as well as ideas for the 2020 forum. Peace Day Read more…
The G20 Interfaith Forum continued its 2019 forum with a breakout session focusing on its theme of Peace, People, and Planets: Pathways Forward. Along with its panel discussions, the forum introduced its first plenary sessions. Addressing almost two thousand members of the public, the plenary sessions focused on the forum’s Read more…
The Rt Hon David Cameron (former Prime Minister of the U.K.), Rt Hon Sir John Key (former Prime Minister of New Zealand), H.E. Enda Kenny (former Prime Minister of Ireland), Mrs. Graça Machel (widow of the late Nelson Mandela) and others will appear as Special Guests. Worldwide Support for Development Read more…
The sixth annual G20 Interfaith Forum kicked off in Tokyo, Japan on June 7 with the theme of “Peace, People, Planet: Pathways Forward.” The forum, which brings together religious, political and academic leaders from around the world, convenes every year to discuss global sustainable development issues and submit recommendations from Read more…
When it comes to covering religion, often the loudest voices are the most extreme ones. Research done by the Pew Research Center shows that Muslims now face more restrictions than any other religious group. With islamophobia on the rise internationally, reporters have the potential to combat incorrect and hateful dialogue Read more…
The G20 Interfaith Forum has increasingly tried to ensure that young leaders’ voices and perspectives are represented at the forum. One of these young leaders is Jad Lehmann-Abi-Haidar. Lehmann-Abi-Haidar participated in the 2017 G20 Interfaith Forum held in Germany as a representative of Dialogperspektiven (Dialogue Perspectives), a German program centered Read more…
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an international humanitarian organization, was one of the many faith-based organizations that were in attendance at the recent interfaith conference sponsored by the Vatican. The conference focused on including religious organizations, like CRS, in the advancement of the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals (SDG). Over its Read more…
“There are threats to religious freedom and if attorneys of faith don’t do something about it, who’s it gonna be? I looked around the room and thought, ‘You know what? It’s probably me!’” This thought is what motivated Tanner Bean, a member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and Read more…
