Day of Prayer and Action for Children

The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children is guided by the International Planning Committee.

Mr. Kul Chandra Gautam, Convening Chair NEPAL
          Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF

Rev. Dr. Hans Ucko, Co-Chair SWITZERLAND
          President of Religions for Peace Europe, Fellow in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut

Dr. Nicholas Alipui UNICEF
          Director of Programmes, UNICEF

Dr. Luthfi Assyaukanie INDONESIA
          Senior Lecturer, Paramadina University

Ms. Sarah Bernstein ISRAEL
          Associate Director, Interreligious Coordinating Council, Israel

Most Rev. Josiah Fearon NIGERIA
          Bishop of Kaduna, Church of Nigeria

Dr. Heidi Hadsell USA
          President, Hartford Seminary, USA

Rabbi Naamah Kelman ISRAEL
          Assistant Dean, Hebrew Union College

Dr. Linda King UNESCO
          Director a.i., Division for the Promotion of Basic Education, UNESCO

Rev. Keiji Kunitomi JAPAN
          Deputy Director, General Affairs Bureau, Rissho Kosei-Kai, Japan

H.E. Felix Machado INDIA
           Catholic Archbishop of Nasik, India

Prof. Anantanand Rambachan USA
          Chair and Professor of Religion, Philosophy and Asian Studies at St. Olaf College, Minnesota, USA

Ms. Mercedes Roman ECUADOR
          GNRC Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Representative, Defense for Children International

Dr. Mohammad Sammak LEBANON
          Advisor to the Mufti of Lebanon, Secretary-General of the Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue