Statement | European Council of Religious Leaders ECRL

Religions for Peace Calls on World Leaders to Exercise Restraint and Labor for Peace

Jan 9, 2020 | Press release, RFP, Statement

Religions for Peace Calls on World Leaders to Exercise Restraint and Labor for Peace ...

Declaration of the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace

Aug 27, 2019 | Declaration, Press release, RFP, Statement

Declaration of the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace (23 August 2019 | Lindau, Germany) Preamble We – 900 women, men, and youth – have gathered in Lindau, Germany, coming from 125 countries for the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace. We are grateful...

Budapest Statement on The Role of Multi-religious Cooperation in Social Cohesion and Human Security

May 8, 2018 | Statement

On 7-8th May, 2018 the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) came together in the beautiful and historic city of Budapest to explore the important theme of ‘Multi-religious Collaboration on Community Cohesion and Human Security’. The choice of Hungary for...

Arms Race Violates Religion, Culture of Peace, and Millennium Development Goals

Oct 31, 2010 | Statement

Statement by the Executive Committee of the European Council of Religious London, 31 October 2010 Weapons cannot provide the ultimate solution to any conflict. Nor is deterrence a way to achieve lasting peace. As religious leaders we observe with appreciation that...

Culture of Peace

Oct 15, 2010 | Statement

Many of the principles and methods of the European Council of Religious Leaders are closely related to those implied by the concept of a culture of peace. The UN has declared 2001-2010 a decade for the promotion of a culture of peace. The UN decade has sometimes been...

Total ban on cluster munitions – a moral responsibility

Oct 30, 2008 | Statement

Leaders of Europe’s major religions, representing all parts of our continent, together with representatives from non-governmental organisations and supported by members of the diplomatic community met in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on 29 and 30 October 2008 to...