Religions for Peace
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| Type | Non-governmental organization (NGO) |
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| Headquarters | 777 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor New York, NY 10017 |
Membership | Over 97 countries |
| Website | www.rfp.org |
Religions for Peaceis an international coalition of representatives from the world'sreligionsdedicated to promotingworld peace.It was founded in 1970.
The International Secretariat's headquarters is inNew York City,with regional conferences in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Religions for Peace enjoys consultative status with theUnited Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC), withUNESCOand withUNICEF.From August 2019 until June 2023,Azza Karamwas the Secretary General, proceedingWilliam F. Vendley.[1]On February 2024, Dr. Francis Kuria Kagema was appointed by the World Council as Secretary General.
| 1970 | Kyoto,Japan |
| 1974 | Leuven,Belgium |
| 1979 | Princeton, New Jersey,United States |
| 1984 | Nairobi,Kenya |
| 1989 | Melbourne,Australia |
| 1994 | Riva del Garda,Italy |
| 1999 | Amman,Jordan |
| 2006 | Kyoto, Japan[2] |
| 2013 | Vienna,Austria |
| 2019 | Lindau,Germany[3] |
The 2020Sunhak Peace Prizewas awarded to PresidentMacky SallofSenegaland BishopMunib Younanof Religions for Peace.[4]
In 2020 Religions For Peace was nominated for the "Freedom of Worship"Four Freedoms Award.[5][non-primary source needed]
Sources
[edit]- ^Peace, Religions for."International Secretariat".Religions for Peace International.Retrieved8 March2020.
- ^"Eighth World Assembly of Religions for Peace endorses declaration on violence against children".
- ^10th World Assembly
- ^"Senegal President Macky Sall and Former President of the Lutheran World Federation Bishop Munib A. Younan Selected As the 2020 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureates".allAfrica.5 February 2020.Retrieved8 February2020.
- ^"Religions for Peace International - Laureate Freedom of Worship Award 2020 - Laureates since 1982 - Four Freedoms Awards".www.fourfreedoms.nl.Retrieved27 August2020.
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