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- Arab Region
- Europe
- Latin America
- Asia
- North America
- Africa
- Fellows
- Youth and Fellows Forum
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Arab Region
27 June & 3 July
In the Arab region, hate speech, discrimination, and a lack of social cohesion have fuelled conflict and violence. Experts called for the strengthening of legal and policy frameworks to prevent violence in the name of religion, enhanced communication with policymakers to counter hate speech, and promote solidarity, regardless of religious, cultural or ethnic identity. Participants also advocated coordination between the United Nations and religious institutions as key partners in protecting the rights of refugees.
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Europe
29 June & 14 July
Since spring 2020, faith groups and policymakers in Europe have prioritized alleviating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of people, the economy and the environment. Participants emphasized the need for fairness and awareness to underpin societal or policy change. Calls for immediate action concerning the most vulnerable (those suffering discrimination, human trafficking or forced migration) were matched with pushes for longer term initiatives to secure more just systems through combatting corruption, setting up international platforms to consult on and distribute safe technologies and ensuring fiscal policy and COVID-19 recovery efforts, as well as a response to the climate emergency. Education both formal and informal was repeatedly identified as the primary means to instigate respect, solidarity and change behaviour.
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Latin America
21 July & 15 September
Nearly 200 million Latin Americans live in poverty, despite the fact that the region is commonly referred to as a global powerhouse of natural resources and biodiversity, according to the latest reports published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Studies show that an estimated 45 million people could fall below the poverty line in the near future, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts offered recommendations for addressing structural inequality as well as high levels of poverty throughout the region.
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Asia
5 August & 6 August
In Asia, faith-based organizations and senior policymakers are addressing challenges such as increasing access to education, providing urgent action on climate change, and helping the economically disadvantaged. Participants pointed to the interconnectedness between climate change and SDG#16 (the promotion of just, inclusive societies), as environmental disasters are fueling conflict across the globe.
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North America
17 to 21 August
In North America, religious leaders and institutions are actively addressing human rights issues such as racism, the plight of child refugees, social inequalities, and poverty. Faith communities are also stepping up during the pandemic operating food banks, joining the frontline at hospitals, and offering spiritual and pastoral support.
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Africa
24 August and 14 September
In Africa, communities are facing growing regional challenges of climate change, hunger, poverty, and loss of livelihood resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity is a key concern since Africa continues to struggle to reach the SDG targets for eliminating hunger by the year 2030. This goal has only grown more distant with the pandemic, environmental degradation, and locust swarms in East Africa.
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Fellows
17 September
The KAICIID G20 Interfaith Fellows Consultation will invite current Fellows and alumni of the KAICIID International Fellows Programme to discuss how Fellows can be better ambassadors of peacebuilding and conflict prevention, particularly within the context of the G20 Interfaith Forum. Additionally, the session will look at how Fellows can provide education and mobilise youth and women, address climate disasters, and foster mutlifaith partnerships around the rule of law and religious rights. Fellows will develop policy recommendations which will be discussed and agreed upon during the Youth and Fellows Forum on 8 October.
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Youth and Fellows Forum
8 October
The uncertainty brought by the COVID-19 pandemic aims to provide fruitful discussions between youth from across the world as well as KAICIID International Fellows and alumni on priority themes for this year’s G20 Summit. Young people tend to be disproportionately affected by violence and conflict, but they are also often at the forefront of efforts to heal and rebuild their communities. They are also often the most vulnerable when it comes to unemployment and access to decent work. The youth platform will offer ideas and solutions for how young people can actively create a better future for their generation and the generations to come. It will also provide an opportunity to exchange best practices across regions and identify potential concrete policy recommendations based on the perspectives of the Youth and Fellows participants presented during the G20 Interfaith panel discussions. Working group discussions will address countering hate speech and the use of social media as a space for dialogue, advancing solutions for women and young refugees and migrants and purposeful action to protect the environment.