1st Edition

Religious NGOs at the United Nations Polarizers or Mediators?

232 Pages

by Routledge

232 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

232 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Examining the involvement of religious NGOs (RNGOs) at the UN, this book explores whether they polarize political debates at the UN or facilitate agreement on policy issues. The number of RNGOs engaging with the United Nations (UN) has grown considerably in recent years: RNGOs maintain relations with various UN agencies, member-state missions, and other NGOs, and participate in UN... Read more

1. Introduction: Religious NGOs at the UN: Polarizers or mediators? 2. Religious NGOs at the UN: A quantitative overview 3. Religious NGOs at the UNFCCC: A specific contribution to global climate politics? 4. ‘And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply.’ Religious NGOs and the struggle over sexual and reproductive health and rights at the UN 5. Faith-based organizations and international development in a post-liberal world 6. Religious NGOs and the quest for a binding treaty on business and human rights 7. Reconciliation versus punishment: Religious NGOs and the International Criminal Court 8. Preventing a global blasphemy law: Religious NGOs and the ‘defamation of religions’ campaign 9. Religious NGOs at the UN: Advancing interreligious dialogue and cooperation? 10. Conclusions. Religious NGOs: Mediators between distinctiveness and alignment