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A Joint Ecumenical Peace Message for the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was publicly delivered on 22 June during a live-streamed event. Co-sponsored by churches and councils of churches around the world, especially from countries that participated in the Korean War, the message describes the Korean War as an “appallingly destructive conflict” after which no peace treaty was ever concluded.

El Mensaje Ecuménico Conjunto por la Paz con motivo del 70º aniversario del comienzo de la guerra de Corea fue comunicado públicamente el 22 de junio durante un acontecimiento retransmitido en directo. El mensaje, copatrocinado por iglesias y consejos de iglesias del mundo entero, y en particular de países que participaron en la guerra de Corea, describe esa guerra como “un conflicto terriblemente destructivo” después del cual nunca se firmó un tratado de paz.

In a solidarity message on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of Korean War, the Christian Conference of Asia reiterated its commitment of solidarity with the people of the Korean Peninsula in their struggle for justice, reconciliation, and reunification.

A Joint Ecumenical Peace Message for the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War will be presented at the online event “Ecumenical efforts for peace on the Korean War’s 70th Anniversary,” hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) at 13.00 CEST on 22 June.

Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary, expressed both alarm and dismay at the destruction of the joint liaison office in Kaesong - opened in 2018 to facilitate communication and cooperation between the two Koreas - and renewed threats of military action on the Korean Peninsula.

A Peace Convocation commemorating 70 years since the start of the Korean War will be held on 20 June at the White Horse Memorial in Cholwon, South Korea.

In remarks at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, World Council of Churches director for International Affairs Peter Prove reflected on “The Prospective Future of the Korean Peninsula After Peaceful Reunification.”

Former Bossey student Rev. Jianmei Jing who works at the Jingling Protestant Church in Hongkou near Shanghai in China has shown that masking your intention can be a truly Christian act. At significant sacrifice during the current COVID-19 pandemic when they were in short supply, she managed to get hold of 300 face masks and sent them to the Bossey community who she knew needed them in Switzerland.

For many decades, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has worked to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. From bringing people from both sides of the divided country together, to building an international ecumenical network to support them, the WCC has a history of formulating and promoting a vision for peace.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha trabajado durante muchas décadas para promover la paz en la península de Corea. Desde reunir a personas de ambas partes del país dividido hasta crear una red ecuménica internacional para brindarles apoyo, el CMI ha formulado y promovido históricamente una visión de paz.

A "2020 Joint Easter Prayer of North-South Korea" has been published with a call for Christians and all people of good will around the world to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Ha sido publicada una “oración conjunta de Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur para la Pascua de 2020”, con un llamado a los cristianos y a las personas de buena voluntad alrededor del mundo a orar por la paz en la península de Corea.

Asia region president for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Dr Sang Chang has reminded Christians they should understand that worshipping our God of Life and protecting the God-given lives of people are the same.

La presidente del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) para la región de Asia, la Rev. Sang Chang, ha recordado a los cristianos que deben entender alabar al Dios de vida y proteger las vidas humanas que Él ha creado como una misma cosa.

The following is the second in a series about the response of the WCC, member churches and all people of goodwill to COVID-19. The purpose of these stories is to share hopes, concerns and best practices among our one human family. - WCC director of communication Marianne Ejdersten.

El Rev. Dr. Hong-Jung Lee, secretario general del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea, comparte sus reflexiones sobre el culto y las iglesias en medio de la pandemia del COVID-19.

“En estos momentos en los que la comunidad mundial del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) inicia un periodo de oraciones por la paz en la península de Corea del 1 de marzo al 15 de agosto, el mundo está preparado para una era de paz permanente”, afirmó el Rev. Dr. Hong-Jung Lee, secretario general del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) global fellowship embarks on prayers for peace on the Korean Peninsula from 1 March to 15 August, the world is ready for an era of permanent peace, said Rev. Dr Hong-Jung Lee, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea.

Pacific islands experience lasting impacts of the 50 years of nuclear testing and the region has become a global hotspot of climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) learned in its meeting this week in Brisbane, Australia.

Las islas del Pacífico experimentan los impactos duraderos de 50 años de pruebas nucleares y la región se ha vuelto el punto caliente del mundo en lo que se refiere al cambio climático supo la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales (CIAI) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en su reunión de esta semana en Brisbane, Australia.