Ethics of Humanitarian and Social Aspects of the Public Health Emergency in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Joint Logo - Religions for Peace and UNICEF

The Covid-19 pandemic around the world is now a perfect storm. It challenges our ways of living, working and celebrating. Country by country, the impact has differed depending on geography, border controls, government leadership and decisions, and preparedness of public health systems.

These are testing times for all. In every case the worst affected are those who cannot socially isolate, who do not have water to wash, who have lost their jobs and so have no daily income, who return to their country as unemployed, hungry migrant workers, who do not have a government that looks out for them. For many the priority is to “flatten the curve” of hunger.

What follows is the second regional webinar of member bodies of Religions for Peace Asia and officers from UNICEF in discussing the Ethics of Humanitarian and Social Aspects of the Public Health Emergency held on 26 April 2020.

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Multifaith Prayers – International Nurses Day 2020

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International Nurses Day LogoInternational Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Here we bring you multifaith prayers for nurses from the World’s Religions, along with the Nightingale Prayer, the flame of Florence Nightingale’s legacy.

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An Interfaith Earth Day message in times of Covid 19 and Climate Emergency

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Friends World Committee for Consultation Friends World Committee for Consultation has issued a statement from the Interfaith Liaison Committee (ILC) with regards to the postponement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties Meeting 26 – COP26, the next big Climate Change meeting.

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10 Thoughts for coping with this pandemic

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VMIAC’10 thoughts for coping with this Pandemic’ is compilation of ideas from a group of lived experience consumers from north west area mental health service. It contains much home-spun wisdom and is worthy of a few minutes of your time. Many are called to listen, and listening allows for the weight of coronavirus.  The coronavirus crisis is placing enormous pressure on health professions at the frontline in an environment described repeatedly as "unprecedented".

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Interfaith: Vatican Message on Occasion of Vesak

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Buddha with Jesus
In a message for the Buddhist feast of Vesak, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue invites Buddhists and Christians to promote a culture of compassion and fraternity. The Pontifical Council also gives a prayer for coronavirus, that all live with this difficult moment with hope, compassion, and charity.

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Faith, COVID-19 and the push for a healthy environment

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Faith biodiversity and a healthy environment

Faith provides spiritual and practical support to billions of people, especially in times of crisis. We are seeing this in action yet again as churches, mosques, temples, other places of worship and faith-based organizations around the world offer support, food, housing, donations and medical services during the pandemic. Such solidarity is sorely needed as millions suffer the physical, economic and emotional toll of COVID-19.

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My faith is my inner sanctum – not your body politic

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Prof. Azza KaramWorking with religion and religious actors of various hues and shapes is meant to be a humbling experience. At best, an opportunity to learn how those entities and bodies which have long predated secular establishments, served countless people, and continue to do so. At worst, it is meant to be a means of questioning assumptions about all worldviews, and the actions taken based on them.

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