INAUGURAL CEREMONY The inaugural ceremony of Ecopeace Global Summit and World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration started with Interfaith Prayer on February 1, 2022, at 7 PM IST. Aaron Bensier, a student of St. John‘s School, Kerala, offered a prayer from Christianity, Islam prayer offered by Khadeejah bint Malik and Hinduism offered by Arya Meher. The keynote speaker was Dr Amr Abdalla, Professor Emeritus at the University for Peace, Costa Rica and Residence Scholar at Juniata College. He shared about how religions can save people during the conflict. He explained it by sharing the stories in Rwanda, Egypt and Nigeria. The keynote speaker mentioned the transformation that happened in the life of a terrorist after twenty-five years of imprisonment. The perpetrator became a peace hero, and he wrote books on the peaceful interpretation of the Quran. The meeting was attended by Dr Abraham Karickam, Secretary-General of United Religions Initiative, Maria Crespo, Director Uri and Sarah, Associate Director of Uri, and hundreds of people viewed the event through Facebook and YouTube. Please watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJh6ma2JpdY