Religions for Peace
The new Secretary General Religions for Peace, Dr. Azza Karam

Prof Dr Azza Karam serves as the Secretary General of Religions for Peace – the largest multi-religious leadership platform with 92 national and 6 regional Inter-religious Councils. She holds a Professorship of Religion & Development at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, in The Netherlands – of which she is a citizen.She has served in different positions in the United Nations since 2004, as well as other intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations since the early 1990s. She has been published widely, in several languages, on international political dynamics, including democratisation, human rights, peace & security, gender, religious engagement and sustainable development.