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Rev. Prof. Dr Fernando Enns, on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC), presented a prayer in an interfaith setting during the 7th Global Interreligious Conference on Article 9 of the Japanese Peace Constitution, held 9 March in Okinawa.

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.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is remembering the life and commemorating the legacy of Rev. Tsutomu Shoji, former general secretary of the National Christian Council in Japan.

Am 6. August hat die interreligiöse Gruppe eine „Gemeinsame Erklärung anlässlich des 75. Jahrestages der Atombombenabwürfe über Hiroshima und Nagasaki“ veröffentlicht und darin erneut auf die existenzielle Bedrohung der Menschheit durch Atomwaffen hingewiesen.

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.

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.

Twenty-five ecumenical theologians and leaders gathered for public lectures coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 September under the theme “Global Manifestations of Racism Today”.

Lectures and responses reflected on racism as a major concern of the ecumenical movement. Reflections focused on understanding global manifestations of racism today, and reaffirming the intersection of race and ethnicity with other determining characteristics．

The National Christian Council (NCC) in Japan and other faith-based groups in the nation have issued a joint statement regarding comments from Masahiko Shibayama, minister of education and science, about the “Imperial Rescript of Education.”

Auf einer internationalen Konferenz gegen Fremdenfeindlichkeit in Rom tauschte eine Gruppe von vier religiösen Würdenträgern aus der buddhistischen, christlichen, hinduistischen und islamischen Tradition offen ihre Gedanken darüber aus, wie Fremdenfeindlichkeit manchmal tief in den Strukturen dieser Traditionen verankert ist.

At a global conference on xenophobia in Rome, a panel of four religious leaders from, respectively, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Islamic traditions, spoke candidly about how xenophobia can sometimes be woven deeply into the fabric of these traditions.

Meeting the Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is humbling. Sharing their stories is a challenge. Travelling to Oslo in Norway on 9-10 December, more than 20 Hibakusha joined celebrations of ICAN receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. May we remember them well, with dignity and respect.

Auf der offiziellen Preisverleihung am 10. Dezember, die das lebenslange Engagement vieler Friedensstifter honorierte, schloss sich die Direktorin der Internationalen Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen (ICAN), Beatrice Fihn, den Feiernden an, stellte aber gleichzeitig klar, dass noch viel zu tun sei.

In an official ceremony on 10 December that reflected a lifetime of work for many peacemakers, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) executive director Beatrice Fihn joined the world in celebration but also sent a clear message: there is still a lot of work to do.

Am 72. Jahrestag der Atombombenabwürfe über Hiroshima und Nagasaki kann die Welt auf einen neuen Vertrag hoffen, dessen Wortlaut von einer großen Mehrheit der Regierungen weltweit verhandelt und vereinbart wurde und Atomwaffen ächtet.

On the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world can find hope in a new treaty, the text of which has been negotiated and agreed by a large majority of the world’s governments, to outlaw nuclear weapons.

Bischof Munib Younan von der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Jordanien und im Heiligen Land konnte jetzt den Niwano-Friedenspreis in Anerkennung seiner Arbeit für den interreligiösen Dialog zwischen den christlichen, muslimischen und jüdischen Glaubensgemeinschaften in Jerusalem und weltweit entgegennehmen.

Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land was named a recipient of the Niwano Peace Prize for his work toward interreligious dialogue among Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Jerusalem and worldwide.

This year 6 and 9 August mark the 71st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two Japanese cities destroyed by atomic bombs with a combined death toll estimated at more than 225,000 people.

Der ÖRK reagiert mit Verurteilung und Beileidsbekundungen auf den mörderischen Anschlag auf behinderte Menschen in Japan.

A murderous attack on disabled people in Japan has brought condemnation and condolences from the World Council of Churches.