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Programme portfolios

Each portfolio below is set out with its purpose, intended participants, proposed activities, expected outcomes and current development stage. No programme is described as operational until it has been formally established.

Portfolios

Development stages are updated as work progresses. Documents referenced are listed in the document centre.

Proposed — method design and consultation

Interfaith Dialogue and Assembly

To provide a standing, neutral forum in which recognized faith traditions can meet in dignity and address shared concerns without any tradition being ranked above another.

Target participants

Recognized religious leaders and their authorized representatives, scholars of religion, established peace institutions.

Relevant documents

Draft Constitution and Founding Charter; Membership and Credentials Policy

Proposed activities

  • Structured thematic dialogue sessions under published rules of order
  • Credentialing of authorized representatives before participation
  • Publication of agreed summaries, with dissent recorded rather than suppressed

Expected outcomes

  • A documented method of dialogue that institutions can rely on
  • Reduced misunderstanding through jointly agreed language
Proposed — curriculum and safeguarding design

Mediation and Reconciliation

To offer, on request only, faith-sensitive mediation support in community-level tension where religious identity is a factor.

Target participants

Community and religious leaders, local authorities, civil-society mediators, trained WRPP-accredited facilitators.

Relevant documents

Code of Conduct; Safeguarding Policy

Proposed activities

  • Training and accreditation of facilitators
  • Request-based support at the invitation of local parties
  • Post-process review and lessons-learned reporting

Expected outcomes

  • A roster of accredited facilitators with verified credentials
  • Documented de-escalation practice usable by local institutions
Proposed — partner consultation

Humanitarian Interfaith Alliance

To coordinate willing faith-based and community relief organizations so that assistance reaches people without discrimination and without duplication.

Target participants

Faith-based relief organizations, community associations, humanitarian professionals, public emergency agencies where invited.

Relevant documents

Code of Conduct; Financial Integrity Policy

Proposed activities

  • A shared directory of capabilities and coverage
  • Common non-discrimination and do-no-harm commitments
  • Joint preparedness exercises

Expected outcomes

  • Faster, less duplicated response in disasters and displacement
  • A published non-discrimination standard adopted by participants
Proposed — preliminary academic discussions

Scholars and Research Academy

To build an independent evidence base on religion, conflict prevention, coexistence and the social role of faith communities.

Target participants

Universities, research centres, independent scholars, doctoral researchers.

Relevant documents

Conflict-of-Interest Policy

Proposed activities

  • Peer-reviewed research programmes and working papers
  • An open reference library on religion and peace
  • Annual research symposium

Expected outcomes

  • Published research available to governments and institutions
  • Evidence-based inputs to the Parliament's own programmes
In development — language and dialogue learning available

Peace Education

To develop teaching material that helps young people understand religious difference accurately and speak across it respectfully.

Target participants

Schools, universities, seminaries, teacher-training bodies, youth organizations.

Relevant documents

Safeguarding Policy

Proposed activities

  • Curriculum modules on religious literacy and coexistence
  • Teacher guidance and training material
  • Language and dialogue learning for cross-cultural courtesy

Expected outcomes

  • Freely available, non-proselytizing teaching material
  • Measured improvement in religious literacy among participating groups
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Proposed — council terms of reference in drafting

Women's Peace Council

To ensure that women's participation in religious peacebuilding is structural rather than symbolic.

Target participants

Women religious leaders, scholars, humanitarian and community leaders from participating traditions.

Relevant documents

Proposed Governance Framework

Proposed activities

  • A standing council with defined advisory rights in the draft charter
  • Consultations on safeguarding, family and community welfare
  • Mentoring for emerging women peacebuilders

Expected outcomes

  • Formal advisory standing recorded in the governance framework
  • Increased women's representation among accredited participants
Proposed — structure design

Global Youth Peace Parliament

To give people under thirty a serious deliberative role rather than a ceremonial one.

Target participants

Students, young religious and community leaders, youth organizations.

Relevant documents

Proposed Governance Framework; Safeguarding Policy

Proposed activities

  • Youth assembly sessions modelled on the main chamber's rules
  • Resolutions transmitted to the councils for formal response
  • Fellowships and exchange programmes

Expected outcomes

  • A youth resolution channel with a required institutional reply
  • A trained cohort of young dialogue facilitators
Proposed — requirements definition

Digital Dialogue Platform

To allow verified participation in dialogue, consultation and voting for those who cannot travel.

Target participants

Accredited members, councils, committees, observers.

Relevant documents

Privacy Policy; Membership and Credentials Policy

Proposed activities

  • Verified identity and credential checks before access
  • Secure remote sessions with recorded procedure
  • A multilingual document archive

Expected outcomes

  • Participation independent of travel capacity or visa access
  • An auditable record of institutional decisions
Proposed — no date set; any date quoted is indicative

Annual Global Peace Assembly

To convene, once institutional readiness allows, a three-day assembly producing a public declaration and an implementation plan.

Target participants

Accredited religious representatives, government and institutional observers, invited partners.

Relevant documents

Draft Constitution and Founding Charter

Proposed activities

  • Day one — faith, dignity and shared humanity
  • Day two — conflict prevention, humanitarian action, research and education
  • Day three — commitments, declaration and implementation plan

Expected outcomes

  • A published declaration with named, time-bound commitments
  • An annual public review of what was and was not delivered

World Religious Peace Declaration

A declaration is proposed for adoption at the first assembly. Its text is in draft and no signatory is listed until written authorization has been received.