WCC NEWS: Media invited to attend Emerging Peacemakers Forum graduation ceremony

Media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum on 13 July in the Main Hall of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The forum, organized in partnership between the Muslim Council of Elders, the World Council of Churches (WCC), and the Rose Castle Foundation, includes 50 young people from 24 countries. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC The graduation ceremony will be broadcast live via www.oikoumene.org/live  The program will feature words of welcome by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, who will also offer a keynote address. Additional keynote messages will be offered by Judge Mohammed Abdelsalam, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Justin Welby.   Messages will also be shared by Filippo Grandi, United Nations high commissioner for Refugees; and Dr Tatiana Valovaya, director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  Representatives of the student body will also speak.  A celebratory cake, as well as coffee and snacks will be shared after the ceremony.  Thursday 13 July at 13:30-15:30 Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, Switzerland For media accreditation, please contact media@wcc-coe.org Download the media accreditation form: English - Arabic Photo gallery of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum 2023 See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland