Ahn Jae Woong
General secretary, Christian Conference of Asia
Bio and press contact: see below.

The role of churches in the United States is very important in building peace in your country. Your DOV experiences will be very useful for Asia because, next year, the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia will focus the DOV on Asia.

We Asians are very much focused on building communities of peace for all as a theme for the DOV next year. Asian churches are very much concerned in building people's Pax Asiana, which is based on people's wisdom, people's traditions, people's customs and people's experiences.

We are called to be peace-makers. Profound words like shanti, salaam and shalom should not only be chanted but also practised in our families, in our work places, in our communities, in our day-to-day lives.

Shanti, Salaam, Shalom. Peace be with you. Thank you.

Message delivered on 21 September, 2004, to mark the observance of the International Day of Prayer for Peace.

Biographical summary

As general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia , Rev. Dr Ahn Jae Woong has pleaded with national leaders to promote peace, and stop all kinds of violence, even in the name of the "war on terror". All too familiar with the conflicts that plague Asia, Ahn has witnessed against military action as a means for "national security." He continues to promote peace on multiple levels, and works to end racism, religious intolerance, and gender violence throughout Asia.

Media contact: Philip Mathew +852-2691-1068 philmat@cca.org.hk


Last edited on September 20, 2004 by Juan Michel / WCC