Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

WORLD CONFERENCE OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE
Address
World Conference of Religions for Peace, 777
United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Phone 212 687 21 63
Fax
Web www.wcrp.org
E-Mail info@wcrp.org
Category Dialogue
MISSION STATEMENT
The World Conference of Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions
who are dedicated to achieving peace. Respecting cultural differences while celebrating our common humanity, Religions for Peace is
active on every continent and in some of the most troubled places on earth, creating multi-religious partnerships that mobilize the
moral and social resources of religious people to address their shared problems.
Founding year 1970
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES
Some of Religions for Peace's recent successes include mediating dialogue among warring factions in Sierra Leone; building a new
climate of reconciliation in Bosnia and Kosovo; organizing an international network of religious women's organizations; and launching
an extraordinary program to assist the millions of children affected by Africa's AIDS pandemic, the Hope for African Children
Initiative.
The goals and agendas developed serve as a foundation for the everyday work of Religions for Peace around the world. That work
focuses on effecting change in the following areas:
� Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation
� The Child and the Family
� Disarmament and Security
� Development and Ecology
� Human Rights and Responsibilities
� Peace Education
None but press releases and website.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
REMARKS
See section “conflict transformation” for further specification on the various recent activities and methods employed.
Dr. William Vendley: Secretary General, Word Conference of Religions for Peace. Former Professor of Systematic Theology,
Maryknoll School of Theology.
Rabbi David Rosen: co-president. International Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee.