The Opening Session featured Rev. Dr. Kuzipa Nalwamba who read the message of WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay.

Geneva, Switzerland—UPF was a co-sponsor of a World Interfaith Harmony Week event with the World Council of Churches. “Religion in Service to Peace, Human Dignity and Justice for All,” was held on February 7, 2023, in the Ecumenical Centre of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The one-day conference was organized jointly by WCC and the Europe-Middle East branch of UPF’s Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD), together with Women’s Federation for World Peace International and the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace, two organizations that are affiliated with UPF, and local partners Geneva Spiritual Appeal, Fondation de l’Entre-connaissance (“Mutual Knowledge Foundation”), Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Association, and Fribourg Peace Forum. The main co-sponsor was represented by Rev. Dr. Kuzipa Nalwamba, the WCC’s program director for unity, mission, and ecumenical formation. She read a letter to the conference participants written by the newly elected WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay, who couldn’t be present due to conflicting schedules. Session I: “Religion in Service to Peace, Human Dignity and Justice for All” Session II: “Sustaining Peace through Solidarity among Faith Communities”.

Session I: “Religion in Service to Peace, Human Dignity and Justice for All”

Session II: “Sustaining Peace through Solidarity among Faith Communities”