This presentation will seek to address four key questions/areas: What do we mean when we speak of “religions” in the nexus of peace, human rights and security? How has the United Nations (as the multilateral entity representing and involving 193 governments), engaged ‘religions’ in its own peace efforts in the last decade? What are some of the key lessons learned from the UN and from religious actors’ perspectives? What are the implications of this on the work of the UN of religious institutions—Religions for Peace—in contemporary contexts and beyond?
As an engaged scholar-activist with two decades of experience inside the UN itself, Azza Karam will reflect on what may need to be seen and done differently by diverse actors: governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental (including academia).
