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The National Christian Council in Japan, in a “Statement Regarding the Enactment of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,” expresses a “strong sense of disappointment that we have arrived at this point with the Japanese government neither approving nor ratifying” the treaty.

Convening online on 14 January, members and supporters of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula recalled the initiatives undertaken during 2020 despite the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and reflected on the implications of a changing global context for efforts for peace.

A special prayer service for those who work at the US Capitol offered an online space on 15 January in which to reflect, lament and hope for transformation in a troubled nation.

In a letter sent to World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches in the United States, WCC interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed the renewed and strengthened solidarity of the WCC amid the violence and lawlessness currently challenging the nation.

Face aux violences qui ont éclaté le 6 janvier à Washington, aux États-Unis, alors que le pays est en proie à des tensions électorales, le secrétaire général intérimaire du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le père prof. Ioan Sauca, s’est dit «profondément et vivement préoccupé» par les récents événements.

As violence mounted in Washington, DC on 6 January amid the ongoing election-related tensions in the USA, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed “grave and mounting concern” at the latest developments.

The National Council of Churches in Korea has published a Korean translation of The Light of Peace: Churches in Solidarity with the Korean Peninsula, a book the World Council of Churches (WCC) fellowship is using to recognize 70 years of unresolved conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

Le 14 août, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) publiera The Light of Peace: Churches in Solidarity with the Korean Peninsula («La lumière de la paix: les Églises solidaires de la péninsule coréenne»). Il s'agit d'un recueil de ressources sur lequel les Églises membres du COE peuvent s'appuyer pour mener une réflexion sur 70 années de conflit non résolu dans la péninsule coréenne.

On 14 August, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will publish The Light of Peace: Churches in Solidarity with the Korean Peninsula, a collection of resources WCC member churches can use to recognize 70 years of unresolved conflict on the Korean Peninsula during 2020.

On 6 August, a “Joint Interfaith Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” was released, reaffirming the existential threat to humanity that nuclear weapons pose.

Le 6 août, une «Déclaration interconfessionnelle conjointe à l’occasion du 75e anniversaire des bombardements atomiques d'Hiroshima et de Nagasaki» a été publiée, réaffirmant le fait que les armes nucléaires représentent une menace pour la survie de l’humanité.

A Declaration for the People’s Korea Peace Agreement was launched on 23 July at a global Zoom convention initiated by the National Council of Churches in Korea, along with civil organizations.

Throughout 2020, the World Council of Churches (WCC), together with the National Council of Churches in Korea, has been observing a Global Prayer Campaign,“We Pray, Peace Now, End the War.” As part of the campaign, the WCC is sharing personal stories and interviews that inspire others to work for peace. The story below features the perspective of U.S. war veterans, all of whom are also featured in video interviews.

Tout au long de l'année 2020, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et le Conseil national des Églises de Corée observent une campagne mondiale de prière baptisée «Nous prions, la paix maintenant, arrêtez la guerre». Dans le cadre de cette campagne, le COE publie divers récits personnels et interviews dont l'objectif est d'encourager les individus à œuvrer pour la paix. C'est le cas des témoignages suivants, recueillis auprès d'anciens combattants américains et disponibles en vidéo.

August 2020 will mark 75 years since the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - attacks which devastated those cities and killed or injured several hundred thousands of people. Many more suffered for years afterwards, from having been exposed to the deadly radiation released into the air and water on those days.

Churches throughout the world are calling for a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War that started 70 years ago today.

At a Peace Convocation on 20 June, people holding blue umbrellas as a symbol of unity prayed, walked and called for peace together. The convocation, coordinated by the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, commemorated 70 years since the start of the Korean War. Held at the White Horse Hill Memorial in Cholwon, the observance took place on one of the most ferocious battlefields of the Korean War.