Join Us for the Official Release of  the Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook Report.

Dr. Iyad Abu Moghli, the Lead Principal Advisor on Engaging with Faith-Based Organizations at UN Environment. Previously Dr. Abumoghli held several leading positions including the Regional Director and Representative of UN Environment in West Asia, Director of Knowledge and Innovation at UNDP’s Regional Office in Cairo.

Joshua Basofin, the Director of Climate Action at Parliament of the World’s Religions. Joshua has worked in the environmental field for over fifteen years as an attorney, advocate, sustainability expert, and writer. He started his career in roles with Environment Now and Defenders of Wildlife focusing on water policy and environmental conservation.

Kehkashan Basu, the Founder and President of the Green Hope Foundation, which seeks to provide a networking platform to children and youth, especially girls, to carry forward the Rio legacy through several environmental workshops and ground level projects on promoting gender equality, climate justice, and many more. She is an environmental activist, speaker and youth leader.

Lauren Van Ham, Climate Action Coordinator of the United Religions Initiative. She is a guest writer for “Progressing Spirit,” an online publication exploring theology, spirituality and public events. She holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Naropa University. Lauren is a spiritual director and serves as guest faculty for several schools in the Bay Area.

Ravneet Singh, the currently the South-Asia Project Manager at EcoSikh (www.ecosikh.org). He has been spreading environmental awareness in Punjab from last eight years creating faith-based environmental activism in the Sikh community.

Rev. Susan Hendershot, president of The Regeneration Project and Interfaith Power & Light. She serves as co-chair of the Executive Committee for the RE-AMP Steering Committee, a network of over 170 climate, energy, and environmental organizations throughout the Midwest.

Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. He is a member of the Faith-Based Advisory Council of the UN Interagency Task Force and the advisory board of the Alliance For The Care Of Our Common Home: A Joint Initiative of the Pontifical Universities in Rome.

Moderated by Gopal Patel

Co-Chair of the United Nations Multifaith Advisory Council and Director of Bhumi Global, an organization that works to educate Hindus worldwide to protect and care for Mother Earth.