29/04/2026
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🇺🇳 The 12th Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs, scheduled for 5 May, will explore “Faith Meets Global Values - Crisis and Promise of Multilateralism.”
The hybrid event, with limited in-person participation, will be held at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York. Simultaneous Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and sign language interpretation will be available in the Zoom webinar.
The multilateral system is navigating one of its most difficult periods since its founding. After decades of globalization and integration, the world faces accelerating fragmentation, resurgent populist nationalism, and a return of protectionism and coercive geopolitics.
These shifts have shaken not only the operational capacity of international institutions but also their normative foundations, especially the legal and policy frameworks designed to protect those most at risk.
The 12th Symposium aims to assess the state of multilateral cooperation through a shared normative lens; take stock of current dynamics affecting international cooperation; consider a UN “fit for purpose;” explore ongoing and proposed reforms; highlight core values and the indispensable partnership of civil society and faith‑based actors; and affirm the enabling conditions requisite for effective multilateral action.
Registration for online participation: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kAs2gNy1QQ6bZuE-CQKuQQ
More details: https://www.oikoumene.org/news/symposium-will-explore-faith-meets-global-values-crisis-and-promise-of-multilateralism
