by Anna Tervahartiala | May 18, 2018 | News, Peace Support
The morning sun streamed into the meeting rooms rising above Stockholm as Under Secretary-General and United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Mr. Adama Dieng opened the session Competing Legitimacies? Role of Religion in Peacebuilding at the...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Feb 9, 2018 | News
The Plan of Action – the first specifically designed to enable religious leaders to prevent and counter incitement to violence – was launched by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on July 2017 at a meeting at United Nations Headquarters in...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Dec 13, 2017 | News
“Religion is repeatedly used to spread hate and violence. Despite this, religion also has the potential of acting as a source of strength for communities as they seek to find tools for coexistence and reconciliation. Our responsibility is to support the United Nations...
