On 28–29 March 2023, the International Dialogue Centre – KAICIID gathered 25 participants, including nine young people under 30, for a two-day expert meeting in Lisbon. They explored ways to enhance the prospects for the social inclusion of young people in urban areas in Europe. The event benefited from the contribution and support of the European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace Europe (ECRL/RfP) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The discussion focused on how to harness dialogue and partnerships between religious and secular actors to bridge social divisions and polarisations in European societies. The main insights from the meeting will feed into a series of briefing papers that will underpin the discussions at the 5th European Policy Dialogue Forum (EPDF) – one of KAICIID’s signature annual events – to be held in Rotterdam in November 2023.

In collaboration with the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP), KAICIID’s Nigeria programme has successfully developed the Interfaith Code of Conduct (ICoC), Nigeria. This resource is designed to provide guidance for all members of the interfaith community, including Muslim and Christian leaders and their followers. The ICoC is grounded in core values supported by key principles and teachings drawn from Biblical and Quranic quotes.

The Most Significant Change Handbook provides an overview of the approach in response to the need for enhancing the availability of more compelling stories and best practices from the Centre’s grassroots level of interventions, complementing its results-based management approach. It clarifies the development of the MSC approach, followed by an outline of the main advantages and disadvantages of the approach. Examples are then provided to illustrate how the approach has been applied in different contexts and organizations. It also provides guidelines for applying the approach to KAICIID interventions. The Annexes provide a bibliography of the main sources of information used and some MSC practical tools for managers and staff.