«The will and decision of Alfred Nobel to set up a peace prize can be taken as a sign of his genuine commitment to peace and his belief that any deterrent must be supplemented by active work for peace. 'It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not.'»

Alfred Nobel Nobel's Prize Founder

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United Nations, GENEVA, 5th of March 2018

Side-event at the 37th session of HRC:

Religion/Religious Freedom’s Influence on Peace and Security

Organized by:

Association Internationale
POUR LA DÉFENSE DE LA LIBERTÉ RELIGIEUSE
International Association
FOR THE DEFENCE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Co-hosted by:

Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Spain



Organized by the AIDLR in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Spain, the main objective of the Side-Event on “Religion/Religious Freedom’s Influence on Peace and Security” was to show the positive role that have to focus all religions – and concretely the ‘Dialogue Five’ actors (diplomats, politicians, religious leaders, academia, civil society (media, NGOs) – looking specially on the importance of religious freedom in favor of peace and security, and supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in particular Goals 16 and 17, which call for “Peace, justice and strong institutions”, and to “Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.”