The Annual Kofi Annan Faith Briefings: Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality: The Role of UN and Multi-Faith Collaboration

The purpose of the Kofi Annan Faith Briefings is: i) To provide a dedicated and ‘regular’ space, during a key intergovernmental moment capitalizing on the unique constellation of geopolitical and socio-cultural human capital, well-versed in religion and religiously related affairs, which is capable of informing, and being informed by, UN system deliberations; ii) To uphold the importance of strategic partnerships by the UN system with faith-based and faith-inspired civil society actors, around the world for specific SDGs; iii) To present and assess the diverse range of partnerships between different faith entities and between them and the UN and its member states, as a means to realising the SDG goals; and iv) To thereby showcase the multi-faith civic support for multilateralism which is dedicated to the service of human rights, sustainable development and peace and security.