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The World Council of Churches (WCC), in partnership with CAPNI and UFUQ, is reaffirming its ongoing commitment to fostering sustainable peace through justice and inclusive citizenship in Iraq. This reaffirmation follows successful completion of a project to revise national educational curricula, promoting inclusive education and pedagogy.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to the churches and people of Qaraqosh, Iraq, after a wedding celebration was struck with a fire that killed 94 people and injured 100 more.

On 7 March, participants of the “Living Together” meeting in Bagdad representing various religious and ethnic groups of the country met with the president of Iraq His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, presenting their concerns and challenges for religious and ethnic diversity in Iraq.

As a “Living Together” celebration in Bagdad opened on 6 March, religious and ethnic leaders from Iraq celebrated diversity and, at the same time, candidly addressed challenges to inclusive citizenship. They were joined by representatives of Iraqi executive and legislative authorities as well as representatives from UN agencies and embassies.

صدرت مبادرة "المشاورة الدينية بشأن التماسك الاجتماعي في العراق التي عقدت في بيروت خلال الفترة من 13-15 ديسمبر،2021 بيانا ختاميا، الذي يُعد ثمرة لمشاركة واسعة النطاق بين الأديان شملت الزعماء الدينيين والعرقيين من كافة المكونات العراقية التي تعمل معا من أجل السلام في العراق والشرق الأوسط.

A “Religious Consultation on Social Cohesion in Iraq,” held 13-15 in Beirut, released a final communiqué, the fruit of wide interreligious participation that included religious and ethnic leaders of all Iraqi components working together for peace in Iraq and the Middle East.

تاحت المشاورات بين الأديان المنعقدة خلال الفترة من 12 إلى 16 كانون الأول/ديسمبر في بيروت، لبنان، الفرصة للمشاركين من مختلف الأديان مشاركة رؤيتهم للتماسك الاجتماعي والديني في العراق، وتقييم السياق الحالي وتصور الطريق إلى الأمام.

An interfaith consultation held 12-16 December in Beirut, Lebanon, offered the chance for participants from different traditions to share their vision for social and religious cohesion in Iraq, assessing the current context and envisioning the way forward.