by Anna Tervahartiala | Oct 8, 2017 | News
“I truly believe in you and your immense influence,” UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng said. The room filled with representatives of Finnish religious communities, faith-based organisations and government...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Aug 17, 2017 | News, Peace Support, Southeast Asia
The yearlong Fellowship program was designed with three in-person workshop phases, two in Thailand and one in Myanmar. As the gathering of the first in-person workshop of the Fellowship commenced in January 2016, Hindu, Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, and traditional...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Aug 10, 2017 | News
A young, trendy and engaged crowd filled the sunlit room of Soutupaviljonki, the Rowing pavilion, in Helsinki on Friday afternoon the 4th of August. Located next to the historical rowing stadium built for the Helsinki summer Olympics of 1952, the atmosphere in the...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 27, 2017 | News
What is PeaceTech? To put it simply, peacetech is peacebuilding and technology combined. For decades, technology has been used in order to wage war, but now, slowly a new trend leaning to the opposite direction has emerged. Non-governmental organizations, activists...
by Annalisa Jackson | Jul 25, 2017 | News
Surviving over five decades of war, Bishop Isaiah Dau remains committed to striving toward peace in South Sudan. His story sheds light on the positive impact that faith communities are making toward peace. As a Network, we are continuing to develope sustainable...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Jul 19, 2017 | News
“I firmly believe in the power of faith leaders to shape our world for good,” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, began his speech at the United Nations Headquarters at the launch of the action plan addressing religious actors and their role in...