Religion Counts produced this 2002 report, which focuses on the impact of religion, religious ideologies, and religious groups on and within the United Nations system. Using the Beijing+5 meeting as a case study to analyze how conservative voices influenced the meeting, the report shows that despite the presence and influence of religion in the UN system, there is no singular, unified religious voice or opinion, and propounds the idea that religion can be used to secure and fight for human rights. It carefully outlines the role religious groups play in the UN, the strategies they employ, how policies are shaped by these groups, how interfaith efforts are being made, and what one can expect from religious groups in the UN system in the future.
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