Higher Committee of Human Fraternity

The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) is an independent body of world religious, academic and cultural leaders created on 19 August 2019[1] based on the Document on Human Fraternity signed by the Pope Francis and Ahmed el-Tayed. The aim of the committee is to implement the purposes[2] set out in the Document on Human Fraternity at the international level.[3][4]

Higher Committee of Human Fraternity
اللجنة العليا للأخوة الإنسانية
AbbreviationHCHF
Named afterDocument on Human Fraternity
FormationAugust 19, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-19)
TypeInternational organization
PurposeHuman Fraternity
Co-chair
Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot
Co-chair
Mohamed Hussein Mahrasawi
Secretary General
Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelsalam
Websitewww.forhumanfraternity.org

Members

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Name Position Picture Another post
1 Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot Co-chair   President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue of the Holy See
2 Mohamed Hussein Mahrasawi Co-chair Al-Azhar University
3 Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelsalam Secretary General The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
4 M. Bruce Lustig Member Chief Rabbi in Washington Hebrew Congregation
5 Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak Member Head of Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi
6 Irina Bokova Member   Director-General former United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
7 Sultan Faisal Al Remeithi Member Secretary General Muslim Council of Elders
8 Monsignor Younes Lahzi Kayed Member   Personal Secretary Ex Pope Francis
9 Yasser Hareb Member   Writer TV anchor Emirati
10 Leymah Gbowee Member   Peace Activist and Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
11 Ioan Sauca Member Secretary General of World Council of Churches

References

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  1. ^ National, The (2019-09-21). "A look back: The formation of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity". The National. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. ^ "Higher Committee of Human Fraternity welcomes UN declaring 4th February as 'International Day of Human Fraternity'". wam. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Bin Zayed Receives Higher Committee of Human Fraternity". www.mediaoffice.abudhabi. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  4. ^ National, The (2022-02-02). "Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed meets Members of Higher Committee of Human Fraternity". The National. Retrieved 2023-03-05.