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Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed to a guidance document for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Published by the World Health Organization, it provides recommendations to support faith communities in COVID-19 education, preparedness, and response.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall led a conference call on the role of religious communities in pandemic response, focused on the COVID-19 crisis. The call, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, brought together several hundred faith leaders, development practitioners, and global health experts.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall participated in a March 31 video panel on COVID-19 hosted by the World Council of Churches. In her discussion with medical experts and church leaders, she drew comparisons with the HIV pandemic, arguing that religious institutions and leaders can be part of the problem, but are also part of the solution.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall is one of the lead authors on a newly released set of reports examining freedom of religion or belief in South and Southeast Asia. They are part of the consortium project Southeast Asia: Advancing Inter-Religious dialogue and Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEA-AIR).