Ruth Faber is the CEO of EU-CORD. Shahin Ashraf, MBE, is the head of global advocacy at Islamic Relief Worldwide. Floris Faber is the director of EU advocacy at ACT Alliance EU. Silvia Sinibaldi is the humanitarian director of Caritas Europa.
As COVID-19 rips through countries already affected by humanitarian disasters and fragility, faith and community leaders have a crucial part to play in local engagement. This op-ed discusses why they are essential to foster a just and sustainable recovery.