Summary of GLOBAL Multi-religious Faith-in-Action COVID-19 Initiative

Religions for Peace (RfP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have launched a global Multi-religious Faith-in-Action COVID-19 Campaign in order to involve religious leaders in prevention and assisting program connected with the worldwide COVID-19 crisis.

The campaign affirms the unique and influential roles of religious leaders and actors in influencing values, attitudes, behaviors and actions that affect the development and wellbeing of the world’s children.

As multitudes prepare for religious observances around Passover, Easter, Ramadan and Vaisakhi (Vesak) and Ridván, RfP and UNICEF will equip religious leaders to ensure the health and safety of their communities by supporting the development of virtual worship services, providing webinars on public health, facilitating effective engagement in national-level policy and programs, promoting messaging through social media campaigns, and advancing projects to counter stigma and discrimination.

RfP has mobilised senior leaders and Interreligious Councils convening the world’s religious and spiritual traditions – including Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Indigenous spiritualities – and its interfaith youth and women’s networks to engage their communities across the world to advance these goals.

Senior-most leaders from 13 diverse traditions conclude the statement saying, “We stand united in this global interfaith moment of hope and solidarity for the survival, protection and development of our children, families and communities.

The full statement is available here.

For more information, please contact Mary Grace Donohoe at mgdonohoe@rfp.org.