The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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THE RELEVANCE OF INTERRELIGIOUS COOPERATION FOR CRIME PREVENTiON

 

Tuesday, June 2nd 2026, 4:30-5:30 PM (CET)

VIC Room M0E79

 

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Introduction: PETER HAIDER, President Universal Peace Federation Austria, Chair NGO Committe on Peace – UN Vienna

Panelists:

JEAN-LUC LEMAHIEU, former Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the UNODC

AMBASSADOR DANKA SAVIC, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the OSCE/UN

DR. ANDRONIKI BARLA, Theologian and Orthodox canon lawyer

DR. AFSAR RATHOR, former UN Executive (UN Peacekeeping Missions, UNIDO etc.)

 

Key Aspects of Interreligious Dialogue in Crime Prevention

·        Preventing Violent Extremism & Radicalization: Dialogue initiatives help counteract extremist narratives, particularly online, by engaging young people and frontline workers with messages of peace and tolerance.

·        Protection of Places of Worship: Dialogue strengthens security and community bonds, helping to protect religious sites from hate-motivated attacks.

·        Community Cohesion: By promoting mutual respect among different faiths, dialogues reduce the polarization that can lead to intercommunal violence.

·        Grassroots Engagement: Religious leaders act as trusted intermediaries who can influence behavior, mediate conflicts, and provide support for rehabilitation.

 

Further Information: Peter Haider, Tel.: +436502588846

    

Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations (@CoalitionFBO) / Twitter

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Universal Peace Federation (UPF), Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations (CFBOs), the Association of UN Correspondents in Vienna and Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP)

 

UPF is an NGO in General Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations

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