By Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool – – – Shortly before the second plenary session of the …| Viewpoints
By Marianna Richardson – – – In a stirring opening address at the 2025 G20 …| Viewpoints
Near the beginning of the IF20 South Africa meetings in Cape Town (Aug 10-14), Katherine …| Viewpoints
IF20, ACWAY, Cape Town, August 10, 2025 Introductory comments by Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Vice President, at the opening meeting of the G20 Youth Interfaith Forum the day before IF20 South Africa commenced meetings. Attendees of the YIF20 included over 50 youth delegates from 25 nationalities and 15 religious…| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – After three days of encounter and debate, participants of …| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – Throughout this year’s G20 Interfaith Forum, participants have attended …| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – For eleven years, the G20 Interfaith Forum has been …| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – On Monday, more than 400 representatives of religious communities …| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – The 2025 G20 Interfaith Summit was a day away, …| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On July 31, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted its fourth "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar, focusing on "Migration and Refugee Movements, Human Trafficking, and Modern Slavery." The discussion brought together anti-trafficking practitioners and advocates to examine how faith…| Viewpoints
By Marianna Richardson, Director of Communications for the G20 Interfaith Forum – – – This blog is part 5 of a 5-part series, exploring IF20’s five Priority Areas looking forward to the G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town, August 2025. Disasters—whether sudden or slow-moving—are intensifying in frequency and impact due…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On July 24, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted its third "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar, focusing on "Addressing Interreligious Tensions Through Literacy and Enhancing Understanding and Harmony." The discussion brought together diverse faith leaders and practitioners to examine…| Viewpoints
On July 17, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted its second "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar, focusing on "Economic and Financial Action: Faith Perspectives on Economic Justice." The discussion brought together faith leaders and practitioners to examine how religious communities can address debt injustice and economic inequality. The panel featured…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – The G20 Interfaith Forum launched its "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar series on July 10, 2025, with a powerful discussion on "The Role of Inter-religious Actors in Addressing Hunger and Poverty." The inaugural session featured Dr. Renier Koegelenberg, Executive…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, dedicating significant time to amplifying youth voices on global governance priorities. The session "The Youth's Voice in Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability"…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, bringing together global experts to examine complex intersections between traditional belief systems, indigenous rights, and international policy frameworks. The session on…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, examining how diverse stakeholders can meaningfully engage with global governance structures. This gathering featured key government officials and civil society leaders…| Viewpoints
By Sr. Ngozi Uti and Katherine Marshall This post builds on the statement by Sr. Ngozi at the G20 Interfaith conference in Addis Ababa in May 2025. - - - Honoring and enhancing women’s leadership needs to be at the heart of the agenda of both the South African Presidency of…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall and Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves This article was originally published by the G.U. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs and is being republished with permission. You can read the original article here. - - - Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves led an intensive series of events…| Viewpoints
The G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) hosted a series of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 24 to 28, 2025. These meetings aimed to advance interfaith dialogue and policy recommendations for global peacebuilding, religious freedom, and social cohesion. The events were led by…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. - - - On February 17, 2025, during the opening session of the G20 Interfaith Forum pre-meetings at the Future Africa Centre at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Prof. Muhammed Haron, Head of Office in the Office of the Deputy Minister of…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall, Vice President, G20 Interfaith Association - - - Members of the G20 Interfaith Forum leadership visited South Africa (the G20 2025 host) in February. The focus was on planning for G20 Interfaith events over the course of the year, and the group included Cole Durham, Tim Stratford,…| Viewpoints
Feb. 2-3. 2025 FIDELA is the Interreligious Forum of the Americas (Foro Interreligioso de las Americas). FIDELA helps to bring together individuals and organizations of faith, that address the issues and hope to be part of the solution to the problems that the people and the nations of the western…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall, Vice President, G20 Interfaith Association The following reflections emerge from a series of workshops held in Manaus, Brazil, in June 2024, as part of the G20 Interfaith Forum's preparations for the upcoming G20 Summit. These discussions brought together religious leaders, environmental experts, policymakers, and representatives from indigenous…| Viewpoints