Brussels, Belgium, 2016/10/10/3. Drawing from Syrian children brought to Brussels by Patriarch Gregorios III, Metropolitan George Abou Zakhem etc.

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Over the last few days, more than one million Syrian children in over 2,000 schools across the country have appealed for peace in their country via drawings and by writing letters to political decision makers in Europe. As “Ambassadors of the Children”, Patriarch Gregorios III, the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic church, as well as Metropolitan George Abou Zakhem of Homs representing the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and Bishop Selvanos Boutros Al Nemeh of Homs of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate will travel together to Brussels and Geneva from 10th to 13th October to present the children’s letters and drawings to high-ranking representatives of the European Union and United Nations. Among others, the church representatives will meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. In Geneva, they will give the children’s messages to the High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr Filippo Grandi, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Al-Huzain. See more at:

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Location: Syria
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