Executive Director of the Office for RTCYPP, Salpy Eskidjian took part in the 10th Online Session for KAICIID Fellows Alumni Network in Vienna, as the keynote speaker of the session titled “ The role of Religious Leaders in the Cyprus Peace Process”.
KAICIID is an intergovernmental organization whose mandate is to promote dialogue globally, as a means to prevent and resolve conflict and to enhance understanding and cooperation. The KAICIID International Fellows Programme (KIFP) is a training programme designed to connect and cultivate a network of religious leaders, educators and IRD practitioners from diverse various countries and from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and other religious backgrounds.
Ms Eskidjian spoke about the Cyprus conflict and peace process, the role of Religious Leaders in the process and the challenges and lessons learnt from working with such diverse communities. The participants were particularly interested in how education affects understanding and peace building activities, how to better promote gender equality when working with religious communities, as well as how communities can work together so that religion is not misused in conflicts.
The Online session was organised by the KAICIID Fellows Programme team.
