IRI DRC continues planning for submission of contribution note to the Six Commitments of the President of the Republic
On 22 April, representatives of the Communauté Islamique au Congo (COMICO), Religions for Peace Interreligious Council in DRC, and the Orthodox Church convened to plan of advocacy around the five-year program of the President of the Republic. The meeting had two items on the agenda: (i) the strategy for submitting the contribution note on forests, […]
IRI Colombia participates in preparatory workshop for COP16
On 5 April, IRI Colombia participated in the workshop “On the Road to COP 16 on Biodiversity,” organised by the Norwegian Embassy. The event brought together different civil society organisations to identify their objectives and perspectives with respect to the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity, to be held at the end of October 2024 in […]
IRI Brazil holds scientific immersion for Evangelical leaders, IRI country program leadership teams
From 24-25 April, IRI Brazil held its tenth scientific immersion at the CEMADEN and INPE, which focused on climate change and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The tenth immersion brought together 21 Evangelical leaders from the field of education (theologians, authors, bloggers, journalists, representatives of Evangelical student movements, seminary professors, artists, and digital influencers), […]
IRI Peru holds meeting with the President of Congress
On 30 April, IRI Peru met with the Alejandro Soto, President of Congress, to express their concern about the increased violence brought about by illegal mining, and its implications on the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous Peoples. IRI Peru was accompanied by Bishops Miguel Angel Cadenas, Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos; Msgr. Alfredo Vizcarra, Vicariate of Jaén; […]
IRI Indonesia launches monthly webinar series on importance of respecting and preserving the environment
On 29 April, IRI Indonesia, in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Confucian Religion in Indonesia (MATAKIN) and AMAN, launched the monthly webinar series, Respecting the Balance of Nature, Ethics in Conservation, and Preserving the Tropical Forest Environment. Mr. Ws. Mulyadi Liang, S. Pd. Ing., M. Ag., Deputy Secretary of MATAKIN’s Spiritual Council, served as […]
IRI DRC secures declaration of commitment by religious leaders to work collaboratively in the promotion of sustainable development
With the aim of raising awareness among religious leaders and faith communities in the DRC who are members of the Conseil National des Religions pour la Paix (CNRP) and the Commission d’Intégrité et Médiation Electorale (CIME) of the seriousness of deforestation and the urgent need to halt deforestation, IRI DRC hosted a high-level briefing on: […]
