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NCCK, WCC continue efforts for peaceful coexistence on Korean Peninsula

National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) general secretary Rev. Lee Hong Jung, invited by the South Korean presidential administration, attended the 3rd Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang in September with President Moon Jae-In as part of a 53-member delegation of South Koreans from various sectors of society.

WCC statement welcomes hopeful turn in Korea

In the wake of the recent Panmunjom Declaration, signed in April by South Korean President Moon Jae-In and Chairman Kim Jung Un of North Korea (DPRK), as well as the June summit of Chairman Kim with US President Donald J. Trump, the WCC central committee has re-assessed the prospects for peace on the troubled Korean peninsula.

Dans une déclaration, le COE salue un retournement encourageant en Corée

Suite à la récente déclaration de Panmunjeom, signée en avril par le président de Corée du Sud, Moon Jae-In, et le président Kim Jung Un de Corée du Nord (RPDC), et suite au sommet de juin entre le président Kim Jung Un et le président des États-Unis, Donald J. Trump, le Comité central du COE a réévalué les perspectives de paix dans la péninsule coréenne agitée.

Church of the Lord in Nigeria called women to pastoral work from its founding

The primate of The Church of the Lord, Aladura, Worldwide, an African initiated church founded in 1925 talks with pride about how the founder had a calling from God to have women serving with men in pastoral work. Primate Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiolaolu Ositelu, metropolitan archbishop of the church visited Geneva and the WCC on 29-30 January.

Unifying faiths in peace and harmony through dialogue

In a plenary discussion titled ”Light and Truth in Pluralistic Asia” held at the Asia Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA) in Manado, Indonesia last Monday, religious leaders from different faiths shared perspectives. They agreed that continuous interfaith dialogue is key to better mutual understanding, tolerance and respect.

Korean church leaders welcome news of US-North Korea summit

On 9 March the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) commented on the news that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), while agreeing to cease missile tests, has requested a summit meeting with the United States, and that President Trump has agreed to a meeting with the DPRK by May.

Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion

An “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence & Common Citizenship” in Vienna on 26 February is creating a first-ever joint action plan for Arab religious leaders to lead the way in repairing the divisions created by extremists, and rebuilding social cohesion and common citizenship in the Arab region.

Les chefs religieux arabes créent la première plate-forme pour la cohésion sociale

Un «Dialogue interreligieux pour la paix, promouvant la coexistence pacifique et la citoyenneté commune», tenu à Vienne, le 26 février dernier, crée pour la première fois un plan d’action commune par lequel les chefs religieux arabes ouvrent la voie pour réparer les divisions créées par les extrémistes et reconstruire la cohésion sociale et la citoyenneté commune dans la région arabe.

Walking together against hatred and violence

When more than 100 religious leaders and other actors from around the world gathered at the UN in Vienna in mid-February, it was a manifestation of unity between religious and non-religious organizations, and a genuine commitment to cooperate in dealing with hate speech and incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.