WCC calls for renewed efforts to find kidnapped Nigerian girls
In April 2014, 276 girls were kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria. Though 57 girls escaped, 219 are still missing.
German Protestant church leaders urge more European aid for refugees
The heads of two German Protestant churches and the moderator of the country’s Reformed Alliance say the situation for refugees on the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is intolerable and more European aid is needed.
WCC expresses solidarity with Iceland workers
In a 14 April letter, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed the solidarity of the ecumenical fellowship with the people in Iceland, who have gathered in the streets in this last week to protest taxation that serves the already affluent and powerful.
Events
08 February - 01 May 2016 Seven Weeks for Water
18 April 2016 Faith, food and El Nino in Southern Africa
21 April 2016 European identity and values: an exploration
15 - 22 May 2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
29 May - 11 June 2016 Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity
20 - 21 June 2016 Reconciliation Processes in Indigenous Contexts
22 - 28 June 2016 Central Committee meeting