Category: REPORTS
International Women’s Day 2025
To commemorate International Women’s Day 2025, we endorsed the International Women’s Day 2025 statement initiated by Soroptimist International and the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).Asia-Pacific Women of Faith Network (APWoFN), as the regional network of multireligious women’s leaders of Religions for Peace Asia, believes the power of women and children who can bring solutions to the problems that infest the world today, brings together the commitment of women’s leaders to advance common actions towards peace, and works to inspire the Inclusion of women across religious and cultural divides. Let us all celebrate International Women’s Day for a world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive: a world Read more about International Women’s Day 2025[…]
“Give Peace a Chance,” Cardinal Bo Asks for International Support for People of Myanmar
“Give Peace a Chance,” Cardinal Bo Asks for International Support for People of MyanmarBy Hajime Ozaki, a journalist and an external relations advisor for RfP/WCRP JapanFebruary 21, 2025Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon and a Co-President of RfP International visited Japan in early February to ask for international support for the peace effort in Myanmar. He expressed his two main concerns in meetings with Japanese diet members and humanitarian aid organizations: a prolonged conflict and the suffering of the people of Myanmar and a declining global attention to the dire situation in Myanmar, mainly because of the wars in Ukraine and Palestine. He pleaded with the global community and religious Read more about “Give Peace a Chance,” Cardinal Bo Asks for International Support for People of Myanmar[…]
Invitation to Interfaith Prayer for Shared Human Flourishing&Transformative Peace
Religions for Peace is pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming Interfaith Prayer for Shared Human Flourishing & Transformative Peace, a virtual gathering to be held on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, from 8:30AM – 9:30AM EST (Click here for your local time). As we enter a new year, this sacred gathering will bring together diverse religious and faith leaders to reflect, pray, and recommit to advancing shared human flourishing and transformative peace grounded in the sacred. Together, we will lift our collective prayers for those most affected by global challenges and reaffirm our commitment to collaborative action rooted in love, justice, compassion, and solidarity. Please register here to join.
2024 at a Glance＆ Appeal
Esteemed Religious Leaders, Friends and Partners,As we approach the end of 2024, we at Religions for Peace are deeply grateful for your ongoing support and dedication to our shared mission. Your partnership has been a true inspiration for our progress, enabling us to reach meaningful achievements. We continue to strive towards reaching the mission of “Shared Wellbeing” by building a peaceful, just, and sustainable world for all, and we are honoured to have you with us on this journey. This year has been a time of remarkable transformation. We formed new partnerships and strengthened existing ones. With your support, we continue to build and further equip our regional, national and local Inter-religious Read more about 2024 at a Glance＆ Appeal[…]
[Video] End the Silence: Interfaith Prayers for Violence Prevention within the home and the community
United Religions Initiative and Religions for Peace Australia collaborated with Interfaith practitioners in Australia and New Zealand on Sunday 24 November 2024 to present a Trans-Tasman Interfaith Event, “End the Silence: Interfaith Prayers for Violence Prevention within the home and the community“.And the video is now available! United Religions Initiative and Religions for Peace Australia brought together faith leaders from many traditions. There were Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh faith leaders from New Zealand and Australia, gathering together with prayers.Please check out their website (click here) for more detailed report.
Report on “Drivers and Barriers to Routine Immunization for Children Under Five and COVID-19 Among Religious Communities”
November 12, 2024- FPCC program coordinators (Religions for Peace, UNICEF and Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities) held an online seminar on “Drivers and Barriers to Routine Immunization for Children Under Five and COVID-19 Among Religious Communities”.This is a brief report on what was discussed during the webinar.Religious Communities and Vaccination BarriersRev. Dr. Yoshinori Shinohara, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace Asia, emphasized the significant role religious communities play in addressing social challenges, including promoting vaccinations and improving children’s healthcare. He highlighted findings from a study on barriers to vaccination in South Asia, such as misinformation and mistrust in healthcare systems. Florine De Wolf (Joint Learning Initiative on Faith Read more about Report on “Drivers and Barriers to Routine Immunization for Children Under Five and COVID-19 Among Religious Communities”[…]
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