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...

Healing Memories and Facing the Future

Mar 16, 2008 | Statement

European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) Council Meeting 2008: Statement on Healing Memories and Facing the Future (1)   The European Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace, meeting in Berlin for its annual council meeting 3 to 5 March 2008 addressed...

Statement on Burma

Oct 18, 2007 | Statement

European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) Statement on Burma The Executive Committee of the European Council of Religious Leaders, meeting in Oslo, Norway on October 18th 2007, expresses our condemnation of the way the military government in Burma has responded to...

A Common Word

Oct 15, 2007 | Statement

In October 2007 a group of 138 prominent Muslim personalities; leaders and scholars, addressed an open letter to leaders of Churches and Christian organisations. This initiative has been seen as one of our time’s most important ones to reach out across religious...

Statement on the Cartoon Crises

Feb 6, 2006 | Statement

Statement from the meeting of the Executive Committee of The European Council of Religious Leaders We strongly appeal to responsible leaders of all faiths to do their utmost to reject and to stop the ongoing acts of violence and terror, which are carried out in the...

Sarajevo Statement

Oct 1, 2003 | Statement

Statement from Sarajevo, where the second meeting of the Eropean Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for peace was held. We, participants in the second meeting of the European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace (ECRL), express commitment to...