After the rise of interest in The Day of Five Billion on July 11, 1987, the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to continue the project to increase awareness regarding the connections between population size, environment and human development. World Population Day was celebrated for the first time on July 11, 1990 in over 90 countries.
Peace starts within our hearts
Testimony by Sun Lim (Sole), South Korea, at the event: “A Path to Regeneration: 35 Years of the Economy of Communion”, held in Buenos Aires in May 2026.
Luzia Wehrle, a Swiss Focolare member, served at the World Council of Churches (WCC) for four decades. She reflects on how she came to work at the WCC in 1969 at the age of 23; the visits of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement; and why she believes nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.
In this episode of What’s Up?, we broaden our horizons, sharing some experiences that have come to us from Algeria and Ukraine, featuring young people and teenagers of the Focolare Movement.
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