Rev. Nemoto, New ACRP Secretary General

Beijing, China. At the annual Executive Committee Meeting, Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP)/Religions for Peace Asia (RfP Asia) announces the election of Rev. Nobuhiro Masahiro Nemoto as the new Secretary General.  He will serve the remaining term of office of Rev. Yoshitaka Hatakeyama until the next ACRP/RfP Asia General Assembly, who relinquished his post due to his appointment as the Head of Dharma Center in Mitaka, Tokyo. Rev. Nemoto is a reverend minister of Rishho Kosei-kai and a board member of WCRP /RfP Japan. He worked at the UNHCR Geneva HQs for 3 years and a member of the governing board of RKK. As the new Secretary General, Rev. Nemoto Read more about Rev. Nemoto, New ACRP Secretary General[…]

ACRP Responds to Environmental Crisis

Beijing, China. Religious leaders have the moral responsibility to respond and combat the environmental crisis. This was the commitment Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP)/Religions for Peace Asia made at the multi-religious leaders Beijing Conference with the theme “Search for Moral and Religious Imperatives in Responding to Environmental Crisis:  From Words to Actions” on May 19, 2017.              The keynote speaker, Dr. Yu Hai, director of the Environmental Strategy Division of Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy affiliated with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, presented the Green is Gold program of China and emphasized that “each religion has their own wisdom and best practices in safeguarding the environment.”              Following Read more about ACRP Responds to Environmental Crisis[…]