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International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Answer

The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting FoRB, we hosted an International Ministerial Conference on FoRB on 5-6 July 2022.

No specific working groups were set up during the Conference, however, we worked closely with our international and domestic partners in the run up to the Conference and set up a Conference Advisory Committee with representatives from a range of religion or belief communities, academia and human rights groups. We successfully brought together over 800 faith and belief leaders, human rights actors, civil society and 100 government delegations to agree and work towards joint action on promoting FoRB for all. As outlined in our Written Ministerial Statement following the Conference ( https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-07-15/hlws204), we will continue to build coalitions of government and civil society actors focussed on key themes from the Conference, drawing on the convening power of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance to promote FoRB for all.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL2184

Session

2022-23

Related items

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022
Friday, 15 July 2022
Written statements
House of Lords

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Religious freedom International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk