Recommendations from Past Forums
Pune, India | 2023
The 2023 G20 Interfaith Forum was held on 5-7 September 2023. Speakers and panelists focused on the theme, “Shaping World
Peace and Sustainable Development Through Interfaith Harmony.”
Abu Dhabi, UAE | 2022
The 2022 G20 Interfaith Forum was held on December 13, 2022. The conference resulted in a series of recommendations made to G20 leaders.
Bologna, Italy | 2021
The 2021 G20 Interfaith Forum was held on December 3rd, 2021. The conference resulted in a series of recommendations made to G20 leaders.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2020
The 2020 G20 Interfaith Forum was held online from October 13 to 17. Speakers and panelists focused on themes including “Empowering People, Safeguarding the Planet, and Shaping New Frontiers.” The conference resulted in a series of recommendations made to G20 leaders.
Tokyo, Japan | 2019
The 2019 G20 Interfaith Forum was held from June 7 to June 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Speakers and panelists focused on the theme “Peace, People, Planet: Pathways Forward.” The conference resulted in a series of recommendations made to G20 leaders.
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2018
The 2018 G20 Interfaith Summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from September 26-28, 2018. The summit’s theme was “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development: Religious Contributions for a Dignified Future”. During the three-day summit, topics such as inequality, religion, environmental change and good governance were discussed.
Potsdam, Germany | 2017
The 2017 G20 Interfaith Summit was held in the Berlin area from June 15-17, 2017. The summit’s theme was “Religion, Sustainable Development, and the Refugee Crisis.”
Beijing, China | 2016
The forum took place in Beijing, China on 30 August – 1 September 2016, simultaneously with the meeting of world leaders for the G20 Economic Summit in Hangzhou. Chinese scholars joined with other international experts to discuss the topic “Dialogue among Civilizations and Community of Common Destiny for All Mankind“.
Istanbul, Turkey | 2015
The 2015 G20 Interfaith Summit explored ways that religious actors and communities could work together to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals.
Gold Coast, Australia | 2014
The 2014 G20 Interfaith Summit was held in Gold Coast, Australia from November 16-18. Specific focuses of this summit included economic growth and employment outcomes, global economic resilience, and eliminating hunger and poverty.