KEEPING THE FAITH IN DEVELOPMENT: GENDER, RELIGIONS & HEALTH
Tuesday, September 20th – 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 East 52nd St (between 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York
UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNWomen (as part of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Development), the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, the Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research & Islamic Relief USA will co-host a Symposium to launch 3 reports examining the intersections and areas of contention between health, human rights & lived theology (GBV Hub Resource Page)
As a side-event of the UN General Assembly, “Keeping the Faith in Development” will explore areas of conflict and the “faith-full” ways to resolve them, with participants invited to put forward recommendations for action to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The panel will be comprised of authors, religious scholars, faith leaders & secular international development representatives. Confirmed speakers include: Rabbi Burton Visotzky, Jewish Theological Seminary; Imam Shamsi Ali, President of Nusantara Foundation; Mr. Luis Mora, UNFPA; Ms. Sally Smith, UNAIDS; Ms. Lopa Banerjee, UNWomen; Mr. Luca Badini-Confalonieri, Wijngaards Institute; Mr. Anwar Khan, Islamic Relief USA; Ms. Gillian Paterson, Heythrop College, London, Ms. Julie Clague, University of Glasgow and Mr. Ulrich Nitschke, International Partnership for Religions and Sustainable Development (PaRD)]; Ms. Safira Rameshfar, Baha’i International Community; Ms. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, WASH Alliance.
Please RSVP before September 9th to: [email protected]
Attendees receiving this invite at the UNAIDS Prayer Breakfast on September 20th do not need to RSVP but please bring this flyer with you