Andrea Benzo
Special Envoy for the Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief and for Interfaith Dialogue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy.
ABSTRACT: Against the backdrop of rising religious discrimination and intolerance at the global level, there is a need to strengthen and expand the tools available to advance freedom of religion or belief and promote mutual understanding among people of different religious or belief backgrounds. Among these tools, interfaith dialogue, secular/religious engagement, and development cooperation are gaining new traction and seem apt to fill the gaps existing in narrower and more traditional approaches to FoRB.
