Almanac of Cyclical IRD Events
The Almanac of Cyclical Interreligious Dialogue Events is an online planning and knowledge tool showcasing regular interreligious dialogue events held by organizations around the world, some of which also give international awards in interreligious dialogue. To find an event, organization, or see what is happening in any given cycle, use the interactive sundial or the search critieria further down for the directory listing.
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INTRA Project Award for the Complementation of Religions
INTR°A was founded to advance the belief that the preservation, deepening and support of one’s own religious identity and spirituality can serve as the basis for an ongoing dialogue with other faiths.
The INTRA Project Award is given for advancing religious dialogue between equal partners, in an atmosphere which is free of exclusive claims to religious truth that devalue other faith communities, and in which all religious communities and individual believers are encouraged to ask what they are able to do in order to contribute to reconciliation, and how the ongoing interpretation and study of each group’s sacred texts can help in this task.
In 2025, the INTRA Project Prize was awarded to the European Network of Buddhist–Christian Studies (ENBCS) and the Hamburg-based initiative Mitgefühl in Aktion (MIA). The award recognised their contributions to interreligious dialogue and cooperation, particularly in fostering sustained exchange between Buddhist and Christian scholars and practitioners, and in translating dialogue into compassionate, community-based action.
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Project Awards 2019ISESCO General Conference
The ICESCO General Conference takes place every four years. Under the patronage of H.E. President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the 14th Session of the General Conference was held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 8–9 December 2021.
The Conference brought together representatives of Member States, including ministers responsible for education, science, and culture, to review progress, adopt updated working documents, and define strategic priorities for the Organisation’s next phase.. Read the Official coverage here.
In February 2025, ISESCO announced that the 15th Session of the ICESCO General Conference will be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, alongside the Organization’s 46th Executive Council.
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Link to ISESCO General Conference pagesLatin America and the Caribbean Council of Religious Leaders
The Religions for Peace – Latin America and the Caribbean Council of Religious Leaders (LAACRL), one of the regional interreligious councils of the global network Religions for Peace, holds regular regional meetings, bringing together the representatives of the main religious communities in the region.
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NAIN Connect Conference
NAIN (North American Interfaith Network) supports a coalition model of cooperative interaction based on serving the needs and promoting the aspirations of member organizations, including local interfaith groups, inter-religious bodies, single faith with Interfaith Offices, Academic, study centers and media bodies.
Since 1988, the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) has regularly convened gatherings across Canada, Mexico and the United States known as “Connects” — reflecting its core purpose of building relationships across faith communities.
In September, NAIN hosted a two-day online Connect that continued this tradition in a digital format. With thoughtful coordination and creative use of technology, the programme offered participants a flexible schedule of workshops on interfaith initiatives, facilitated discussions, film and music sessions, meditation, and informal networking spaces designed to reconnect long-standing partners and welcome new participants into the network.
Link to NAIN’s website: http://www.nain.org/
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Digital NAINConnect 2020 registration pageParliament of the World’s Religions
The Parliament of the World’s Religions has convened every five years since 1988. It was created to cultivate harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world. More than 10,000 people will participate in the 2018 Parliament, which will last for seven days and comprise more than 500 programs, workshops, and dialogues, alongside music, dance, art and photography exhibitions, and related events presented by the world’s religious communities and cultural institutions.
Since the historic 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago, modern Parliaments have attracted participants from more than 200 diverse religious, indigenous, and secular beliefs and more than 80 nations to its international gatherings in Chicago (1993), Cape Town (1999), Barcelona (2004), Melbourne (2009), Salt Lake City (2015), Toronto (2018) and virtually in 2021. These Parliament events are the world’s oldest, largest, and most inclusive gatherings of the global interfaith movement.
The 2023 Parliament in Chicago 2023 was convened under the motto “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights”.
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7th Parliament of the World's Religions in 2018Regional Interfaith Dialogue
Regional Interfaith Dialogue is jointly sponsored by Australia, together with Indonesia, the Philippines and New Zealand. In addition to the co-sponsoring countries, the eight remaining ASEAN countries also participate in the Dialogue, as well as East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. The Dialogue has been conducted on six occasions, the last one in Semerang, Indonesia, in March of 2012. The theme of the Semerang Dialogue was “Strengthening Collaborative Communities to Promote Regional Peace and Security: Interfaith in Action“.
Spirit of Humanity Forum
The Spirit of Humanity Forum is a global network of organizations, communities and individuals committed to help bring about change in governance and decision-making, based on core human values. The Forum aims to do so by providing spaces for dialogue, listening, contemplation and experience. Participants are encouraged to share, inspire and be inspired, and to collaborate in pursuit of harmony in their personal, communal and political lives.
The 7th Spirit of Humanity Forum took place in Iceland from 7–11 May 2025, convening an international group of leaders and change-makers under the theme “Inner Wisdom in Governance and Leadership – Acting with Courage and Compassion.” The Forum combined plenary dialogues and interactive sessions with a retreat-style format grounded in its core pillars of silence, listening and dialogue, and it co-hosted several sessions in collaboration with the Wellbeing Economy Forum.
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4th Spirit of Humanity ForumSummit of IFAPA
The Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa – IFAPA is a pan African process initiated in 2002 during Africa’s first continent-wide inter-faith summit meeting of religious leaders from the 7 major Faiths in Africa namely; African Traditional Religions, Bahai, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity Islam and Judaism. Leaders of these faiths constitute the IFAPA governing body called the “IFAPA Commission” which seats after every two years. IFAPA is genuinely rooted in the tested African traditions and approaches to peace making.
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https://africa-faithforpeace.org/The African Union Interfaith Dialogue Forum
The African Union Interfaith Dialogue Forum is an official AU initiative designed to ensure that religious and faith‑based actors play an active role in promoting peace, human rights, inclusive development, and Agenda 2063. It aims to:
- Fully engage religious leaders and FBOs in peace and human rights work
- Build synergies between faith actors, policymakers, women and youth
- Support sustainable development and conflict‑sensitive engagement
The fifth forum was held in November 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia under the theme: “Restoring Dignity: The Role of Religious Leaders in Advocating for Justice and Reparations and Preserving Cultural Heritage for Africans and People of African Descent.”
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https://au.int/en/interfaith-dialogue-forumThe ICAN Women, Peace, and Security Forum
The ICAN Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Forum is the flagship annual convening of the International Civil Society Action Network, bringing together women peacebuilders from around the world to exchange insights, strategize collectively, strengthen alliances, and shape global peace and security policy through the WASL network. The 10th ICAN Forum took place 2–5 June 2024 in Tirana, Albania, under the theme “Peacebuilding in a Time of Pessimism”, focusing on sustaining grassroots peace efforts amid growing global conflicts and shrinking civic space, highlighting the leadership and resilience of women peacebuilders worldwide. It was hosted in partnership with the Women’s Center for Development and Culture Albania (WCDCA).
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