Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Sustainable Development Goals and Faith-Based Leadership
From CFR Religion and Foreign Policy
August 27, 2025
About this episode
The episode discusses the role of religious communities and civil society in advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Musimbi Kanyoro, chair of the United World Colleges international board, and Olivia Wilkinson, senior fellow with the Faith and Global Health Initiative of the Georgetown University Global Health Institute, discuss how religious communities and civil society advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Azza Karam, founding president and CEO of Lead Integrity, moderates the conversation.
People in this episode
Host: Azza Karam
Guests: Musimbi Kanyoro, Olivia Wilkinson
Topics covered
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Faith-Based Leadership
- Religious Communities
- Civil Society
- Global Health
Keywords
- Sustainable Development Goals
- faith-based leadership
- religious communities
- civil society
- global health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United World Colleges, Georgetown University Global Health Institute, Lead Integrity, United Nations
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