The United Nations special envoy, Christine Schraner-Burgener met a delegation of faith leaders of Myanmar earlier this week over internal conflicts that continue to plague the nation, particularly the Rohingya Muslim crisis in Rakhine State. During the July 9 meeting, … Continue reading
NEW YORK, 4th May, 2019 (WAM) — The UAE, in its capacity as the chair of the Group of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, hosted a dialogue with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on strengthening ties with … Continue reading
What is World Interfaith Harmony Week? The World Interfaith Harmony Week is based on UNGA Resolution A/65/PV.34 for a worldwide week of interfaith harmony. It was proposed in 2010 by HM King Abdullah II and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad … Continue reading
On December 10, the United Nations will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In an era of spreading nationalism and gross violations in places like Yemen, Myanmar, South Sudan and Venezuela, it is fair to ask … Continue reading
With Ms Sharon Hamilton Getz Founder & Executive Director World Harmony Council & Arts Forum Vice President Institute of International Social Development and Chair Emeritus CoNGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns – New York … Continue reading
The local Interfaith Peace and Harmony Week is in response to a shared desire to keep up the interfaith and peace momentum that was experienced in September. The initiative will be using the U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week in February … Continue reading
From Dunya News (NEW YORK)- Pakistan called on the international community to strengthen mechanisms and actions for the promotion of dialogue and understanding among all religions and civilizations, says a press release received from New York on Friday. The resolution … Continue reading
On May 15, with the cooperation of a small handful of co-sponsoring organizations, Maria Vargas convened a meeting on the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Families. It was a good meeting with a strong currents extoling interfaith, … Continue reading
The first contribution for our “online Journal” of original, article length contributions comes from IRFWP intern Olivia Cassandro, International Relations major from the University of Delaware. Olivia presents a cogent argument that the United Nations cannot realize its charter and … Continue reading
IRFWP director, Dr. Frank Kaufmann gave a keynote address delineating for participants at a June, 2014, UN related conference, steps toward effective interfaith leadership … Continue reading