COVID-19 vaccine communications webinar series: Co-convened by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Religions for Peace, Webinar 2 Part 2
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 14:00-15:15 Geneva; 08:00-09:15 Washington DC; 17:30-18:45 Delhi, India
WHO, UNICEF and Religions for Peace are pleased to invite you to the second webinar in the series. This webinar will explore some of the challenges and barriers to vaccine uptake within a faith context and highlight examples from different faith traditions where faith actors have led on global and national action to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake and overcome vaccine hesitancy.
Panelists
- Rev Canon Rachel Carnegie, Executive Director, Anglican Alliance
- Rev. Megumi Wada, Director, International Interreligious Cooperation; Rissho Kosei-kai, Japan; and Co-Chair of RfP International Women’s Coordinating Committee
- Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Ataché, Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN in Geneva and Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
- Priestess Beatriz Schulthess, President, Indigenous Peoples Ancestral Spiritual Council; Honorary President, Religions for Peace, Indigenous, Costa Rica
Co-moderators:
- Rev. Dr. Sivin Kit, Program Executive for Public Theology & Interreligious Relations, The Lutheran World Federation
- Dan Irvine, Senior Director Health and Nutrition, World Vision International
Q&A
Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to Sarah Hess: epi-win@who.int