Pastor Kim Joo-cheol From the Church of God Gives a Speech at the United Nations

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General Pastor Kim Joo-cheol from the Church of God gives a speech at the UN CERF High-Level Conference. Data provided by UN Web TV[1]
General Pastor Kim Joo-cheol from the Church of God gives a speech at the UN CERF High-Level Conference. Data provided by UN Web TV[1]

On December 13, 2016, General Pastor Kim Joo-cheol from the Church of God gave a speech at the Central Emergency Response Fund [CERF] High-Level Conference held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Pastor Kim Joo-cheol drew attention from the international community, stating that the Church of God would work together with the United Nations to help global villagers with the heart of a mother.

Church of God Pastor Kim Joo-cheol’s Speech at the UN

Pastor Kim Joo-cheol gave a speech at the CERF High-Level Conference during the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly. CERF is a global fund established by the United Nations to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by disasters, terrors, and other tragedies. CERF has partnership with regional governments, corporations, and foundations as well as 126 UN Member States. It also provides relief and restoration funds to about 100 countries.[2]
About 200 representatives and officials from UN agencies, UN Member States, and non-governmental organizations attended the conference. The former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, opened the conference and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, presided over the event. Ugandan Minister for Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tornaes, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Rosa Malango served as designated panelists.[3]
Pastor Kim Joo-cheol, who was invited by the United Nations as a representative of the Church of God, introduced the church in his speech, “The Church of God believes in God the Father and God the Mother testified in the Bible and keeps the truth of the new covenant established by Jesus Christ.” He explained, “All the Church of God humanitarian activities carried out in various regions around the world such as environmental cleanup, food aid, and emergency relief, come from the heart of Mother.” He promised continued cooperation and support, standing for CERF activities and other entities of the UN that help global citizens in need. 

Members of the Church of God in Kathmandu make efforts to recover from the Nepal earthquake in 2015.
Members of the Church of God in Kathmandu make efforts to recover from the Nepal earthquake in 2015.
Donation of 1 million rupees for earthquake damage restoration
Donation of 1 million rupees for earthquake damage restoration
Provision of food and transportation of emergency patients for Sertung village isolated due to the earthquake (with helicopter operation 14 times).
Provision of food and transportation of emergency patients for Sertung village isolated due to the earthquake (with helicopter operation 14 times).




Background of the Invitation

Donation of 100,000 USD to the UN to help Haiti earthquake victims
Donation of 100,000 USD to the UN to help Haiti earthquake victims

Lisa Doughten, Chief of CERF Secretariat, said, “The Church of God is the first church to be invited to this conference.” The background of the unprecedented invitation was the Church of God’s dedicated charity and volunteer activities. In June 2010, the Church of God donated 100,000 USD to CERF to support the recovery efforts from the earthquake in Haiti. In 2015, the church also delivered relief goods to the earthquake-stricken areas in Nepal, and in total, about 15,000 church members volunteered to carry out the recovery efforts. The UN highly praised the Church of God for its transnational efforts to help those in need around the world.[4] In November 2016, when the Church of God in Denver, CO, held a charity concert to help earthquake victims in Haiti, Lisa Doughten, Chief of CERF Secretariat, in her celebratory video message, said, “I sincerely thank you for showing your constant efforts to let people know that the world is one and friends, regardless of country, race, religion, community, and status, through your continuous disaster recovery and volunteer activities.”[5]

External links

  • "General Pastor Kim Joo-cheol's Speech at the UN Conference". English.watv.org.

References

  1. ↑ Video: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k142otatsh
  2. ↑ "Who We Are". United Nations CERF.
  3. ↑ "Church of God Pastor Kim Joo-cheol Made a Speech at UN General Assembly Meeting". The Munhwa Ilbo. December 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Church of God Pastor Kim Joo-cheol Made a Speech at UN General Assembly Meeting". Maeil Business Newspaper. December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Humanitarian Activities Come from "Mother's Heart"". Shindonga. February 2, 2017.
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