Government commits £12 million to champion freedom of Religion or Belief worldwide
Thursday, 8 November 2018 15:32
The Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development
(CREID) programme, funded through UK Aid Connect, will work with
faith groups, NGOs and academics to promote religious diversity,
with a focus on helping countries around the world to embed freedom
of religion or belief policies in poverty reduction and development
approaches. The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for...Request free trial
The Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive
Development (CREID) programme, funded through UK Aid
Connect, will work with faith groups, NGOs and academics to
promote religious diversity, with a focus on helping
countries around the world to embed freedom of religion or
belief policies in poverty reduction and development
approaches.
The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of
Religion or Belief, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon said:
This money will go a long way in bolstering the work
of civil society and NGOs to promote respect, and the
value of religious diversity and tolerance. It will
sit alongside the excellent work British diplomats do
in flying the flag for human rights.
As the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of
Religion or Belief, I will ensure that the UK stands
up for everyone’s right to practise or not practise a
religion that is in line with their conscience,
wherever they are in the world.
International Development Minister said:
Today’s announcement underscores the government’s
commitment to empowering people across the world
irrespective of religion or belief and builds on the
Prime Minister’s pledge to tackle religious prejudice
and intolerance in all its forms.
The problems facing the world’s poorest and most
excluded people are complex with no single answer;
that is why UK Aid Connect is crucial to bringing
together different organisations that can work with
global communities to find solutions to these
problems.
Young people are key to creating a better, more
tolerant world. As part of this announcement HMG’s
Respect in Education will receive increased funding so
that schools in the world’s poorest countries can teach
more children about respect for religious diversity.
The announcement follows the government’s recent
announcement of a further £1 million funding for places
of worship that have been subjected to hate crime
attacks.
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