From Durban in South Africa to Busan in South Korea, water must be high on the agenda of international summits, conferences and church assemblies, according to participants in the Ecumenical Water Network Forum.

Whether facilitating training, translating information, or distributing printed materials, Deolinda Dorcas Teca is determined to help craft the tools people in the Portuguese language region of Africa will use to face the challenges of HIV and AIDS.

Dr Sarojini Nadar is a theologian from South Africa working on the issues of gender, religion and health. As part of the WCC initiative to make November a month of health and healing, Nadar was interviewed by WCC Communications, addressing the theme

A series of Biblical meditations on gender, reproductive and sexual health is being launched by the WCC, inviting congregations and individual Christians to make November a month of reflection on health and healing.

Participants in the second Africa Human Rights Defenders Training in West Africa organized by the WCC have called on faith-based institutions to uphold human rights and dignity. They have expressed concern on failures in the justice system and denial of human dignity to the majority of people in the Mano River Union countries.

Given the significant role played by the young people in pursuit of peace in communities, the WCC features reflections from eight young people from around the world in its new book Echos for Peace, addressing the issues of global peace, justice and nonviolence.

Wilhelm Pierola Iturralde is the president of the Bolivian Association "Joining Hands for Life". In an interview at the Global Forum of the Ecumenical Water Network last week, he spoke about water issues in Bolivia.

Clare Amos, the WCC programme executive for inter-religious dialogue and cooperation, shares reflections from her participation at the interfaith gathering of Assisi on 27 October.

Rev. Canon Dr Ezekiel Olusegun Babatunde, director of the Institute of Church and Society with the Christian Council of Nigeria, speaks about attempts to provide clean drinking water to communities in Nigeria.

David Weaver, senior advisor for Global Advocacy at Church World Service in the United States, shares about the Mwingi Water for All Project, and how it is attempting to contribute to water justice.