Faith in Development Monitor 04/2020

Events

Faith and Development in the next 60 days

1 July 2020
Webinar series: Human Rights and Climate Change
On the occasion of the 44^th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights hosts a series of webinars focusing on “Human Rights, Ethics and Climate Change”. This webinar provides a Latin American and Caribbean perspective on the effects of climate change on the most vulnerable communities in developing countries.

6 July 2020
Faith Without Walls Webinar Series: The Islamic Discourse on Values – Between Communal Identity and Societal Welfare
The webinar examines the societal values of common good, justice and mercy in contemporary contexts in the Arabic region and beyond. The webinar is hosted by the Institute of Citizenship and Diversity Management at Adyan Foundation.

14 - 16 July 2020
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2020
Under the auspices of UN ECOSOC, this year’s HLPF will focus on "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development ".

Second half of August 2020
24th Conference of the Bahá’í International Environment Forum – Virtual Event
Held under the theme “Environment and Sustainability in the midst of a pandemic - What are the impacts of the pandemic on our future sustainability?”, the virtual conference of the Baha’i International Environment Forum will take place in the second half of August 2020.

26 August 2020
Ending Violence Against Children Webinar Series: Interfaith Initiatives
The Ending Violence Against Children Hub of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities hosts a webinar focusing on the role of interfaith initiatives in the fight for bringing violence against children to an end.

1 September - 4 October 2020
Season of Creation
This year’s ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for the protection of the planet will be held under the theme “Jubilee for the Earth” and includes prayer services, webinars, cleanup days, and advocacy campaigns on global and local levels.

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