Faith actors as transformative actors for the ICPD PoA

To scale up efforts to implement the ACT Alliance Gender Justice policy which will support the implementation of ICPD PoA, ensuring access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and protection from Gender–Based Violence. This includes adoption of protocols for the prevention, detection and attention to sexual and gender based violence inside churches and faith based organisations.
To promote and strengthen strategies for pastoral and community actions in coordination with different stakeholders, in the prevention, reduction and eradication of preventable maternal/child deaths through increased access to quality SRHR-services and information. The alliance members are committed to engage in dialogue based on love, trust and transparency to strive towards a change in societal norms, and harmful attitudes related to gender roles.
To promote awareness and information strategies for overcoming existing taboos and resistance in addressing comprehensive sexuality education in churches.
To strive towards a change in societal norms, harmful attitudes related to gender roles and work on critical theological understandings, that deconstruct gender stereotypes, promote women’s rights, bodily integrity and agency, and contribute to equality and justice for all genders.
To stand up for the integrity of the United Nations and the importance of multilateralism and cooperation at times of polarisation by strengthening and deepening our existing partnerships with UN Women and UNFPA globally and regionally. This will be done by continual engagement in the global policy arena, and supporting regional and local ACT members to engage in ICPD through their policy and programme work.
Disaggregate the ICPD PoA as it constitutes a range of issues on which there are more common positions than contentious ones. We commit to listen, while acknowledging the plurality of perspectives. These efforts require continuing a critical approach on the intersections of religion and culture.

Mode of engagement:

• Programmatic action
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