Speaking at the ‘Strategic Next Steps’ discussion at IRFBA Ministerial Conference in Prague. The situation for freedom of religion or belief has never been so bad but we have the platform to build from - we need a mass FoRB movement in order to move from awareness to action

👏 that at the #IRFBA #Article18Alliance ‘24 Spring Forum c.50 delegates from c.30 countries strengthened collaboration on FoRB & Education; development & humanitarian assistance; religious & cultural heritage; interfaith dialogue; atrocity prevention, gender & more

A wonderful example of interreligious cooperation! Thanking the Islamic Community for their great support and input to create a memorable and touching meal among friends!

The #IRFBA working group on Interfaith Dialogue and FoRB started in Vienna hosted by Federal Ministry Republic of Austria European and International Affairs and Alexander C. Rieger Head of the Task Force Dialogue of Cultures

In times of war conflicts, hatred and dividing of people, interreligious dialogue is an important solution and prevention tool. I thank the MFA Austria and Alexander C. Rieger for organizing the #IRFBA conference on Interreligious Dialogue and #FoRB in in #Vienna.

Thank you ⁦Alexander C. Rieger⁩ & ⁦MFA Austria⁩ for hosting a well-supported in person #IRFBA Article 18 Alliance Working Group on Interfaith Dialogue & FoRB in Vienna last week. Many constructive contributions & a plan for compilation of open access resources to follow

It was wonderful to have such a motivated and dynamic group in Vienna! Thank you UK FoRB Envoy for your great presentation on Parliamentary initiatives in the UK!

🎉Celebrate 70 years of Austrian-Indonesian bilateral relations, the 8th Indonesian-Austrian Interfaith Dialogue, & 200 years of Anton Bruckner with us! Join us for a Sacred Music-Organ Concert "Celebrating Interreligious Dialogue for Intercultural Harmony" in Jakarta & Bandung.

Interfaith Dialogue through Sacred Music. Today we had the honor of organising a Concert at the Jakarta Cathedral in honor of our 8th Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue with Indonesia. Wonderful performance by Ines Schüttengruber. Stream here: youtube.com/live/HHOpzRREZ…

A very interesting and inspiring visit!

Great start of the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Berlin with Keynote Speech of Frans van Daele, Special Envoy of the EU for FORB outside of the EU.

In 30 min we will be announcing the Intercultural Achievement Award Winners 2024. You can join our livestream on porgy.at/events/12346/

Successful launch of the 1st Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Forum between the United Arab Emirates and Austria in the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. UAE important partner to share best practices that promote peaceful coexistence and learn from each other.

MBZUAI welcomed an Austrian delegation led by H.E. Ambassador Christian Thun-Hohenstein, Vice Minister for Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; with H.E. Dr. Etienne Berchtold, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the UAE; and Mr. Alexander Rieger, Head of Intercultural and

It was a very timely and important initiative to hold today an intercultural & interreligious dialogue forum between Austria and the United Arab Emirates at the Abrahamic Family House Alexander C. Rieger MFA Austria Minister of Tolerance Office wam.ae/en/article/b66…

Great day for our #Kalba excavations in #UAE to welcome a MFA Austria delegation & present our new results in the field w/ هيئة الشارقة للآثار Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Special thanks to Etienne Berchtold for support 🙏

I would like us to renew our hope that #peace is possible! From the Holy Sepulchre, the Church of the Resurrection, where this year #Easter is being celebrated by Catholics and Orthodox on the same day, may the light of peace radiate throughout the Holy Land and the entire world.

With great joy, I have learned of the election of His Holiness and wish Pope Leo XIV a long, fulfilling, and blessed pontificate, as well as much strength for this new responsibility.

The heart of the Church is torn by the cries rising from places at war, especially from Ukraine, Iran, Israel, and Gaza. We must not grow accustomed to war! Let us instead reject as a temptation the allure of weapons. #Peace

Heute ist der Gedenktag an die Opfer von religiös motivierter Gewalt. Es ist eine traurige Tatsache: Weltweit nehmen Gewalttaten zu, die im Namen der Religion verübt werden. Die Liste ist erschreckend lang: Die Ermordung und Vertreibung der muslimischen Rohingya in Myanmar im