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Religions for Peace
Type
Non-governmental organization (NGO)
Headquarters
777 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor New York, NY 10017
Membership
Over 97 countries
Website
www.rfp.org
Religions for Peace is an international coalition of representatives from the world's religions dedicated to promoting world peace. It was founded in 1970.
The International Secretariat's headquarters is in New York City, with regional conferences in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Religions for Peace enjoys consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with UNESCO and with UNICEF. From August 2019 until June 2023, Azza Karam was the Secretary General, proceeding William F. Vendley.[1]
World Assemblies
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 2020 Sunhak Peace Prize was awarded to President Macky Sall of Senegal and Bishop Munib Younan of Religions for Peace.[4]
In 2020 Religions For Peace was nominated for the "Freedom of Worship" Four Freedoms Award.[5][non-primary source needed]
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^"Religions for Peace International - Laureate Freedom of Worship Award 2020 - Laureates since 1982 - Four Freedoms Awards". www.fourfreedoms.nl. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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