Network News
SEA-AIR Project Stories
"Southeast Asia: Advancing Inter-Religious Dialogue and Freedom of Religion or Belief” (SEA-AIR), the European Union-funded consortium project, aims to contribute to an improved consensus and a...
Network Member Proposes First Risk Assessment Framework for Peacebuilding with Religious Dimensions
Longstanding Network member, the Winchester Centre of Reconciliation and Peace at the University of Winchester, recently published new research proposing the first risk assessment framework for...
Apply Now: Peace Mediation Course in Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Mediation Support Project MSP Swisspeace and CSS/ETH Zurich) are accepting applications for the Peace Mediation Course 2020. The goal of the...
Peace Circle Training Program for Peace Mothers and Peacemakers Launched in Somalia
As part of the Network’s efforts to strengthen grassroots peacemaking and peacebuilding through inclusive measures, the Network, in collaboration with Finn Church Aid, are developing a Peace Circle...
Religion and Mediation Course Trains 25 UN Personnel on Mediation Processes with Religious Inclusivity
Mediation should address challenges related to religion and conflict in order to seize the opportunities it offers for peacebuilding. Religion is a shaping factor in creating identities and...
Network Hosts Diplomatic Briefing at Finnish Embassy in Thailand
Members of the Network Secretariat recently held a diplomatic briefing at the Finnish Embassy in Bangkok to discuss the work of the Network and its members and supporters in Thailand. The...
Baseline Study Conducted on, “Knowledge Gaps on Religious Literacy and Constitutional Rights in Kenya”
A specialist workshop was hosted in Nairobi to discuss and validate a Network-commissioned study developed to advance the project, "Religious Minorities in Kenya: Overcoming Divides, Respecting...
Religious and Humanitarian Actors Convene for the First Strategic Learning Exchange on Religion and Diplomacy in South and South East Asia
A group of diverse actors gathered in Jakarta for "The Strategic Learning Exchange on Religion and Diplomacy: Focus on Development and Humanitarian Partnerships." The SLE convened actors for the...
Religious and Traditional Actors in the Central African Republic Develop Plan of Action – “Promoting Interreligious Dialogue for Consolidation of Peace in the Central African Republic
Grassroots religious and traditional actors, including women and youth, from the Central African Republic were joined by a high-level delegation in Bangui to develop and endorse a Plan of Action....