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Religion and Peace Mediation Course 2020
The Religion and Mediation Course 2020 provides a specialized training course for mediators and peace practitioners to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant for mediating in violent...
E-Course Launched on Religion and Development
On 29 November 2019, an e-course on Religion and Development was launched at the UN Strategic Learning Exchange on Religion, Diplomacy and Sustainable Development in Jakarta, Indonesia. The course...
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...