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WCC general secretary speaks at COP28

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Global Climate Action spotlight: Faith actors' crucial role echoes at COP28

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Julia Rensberg, from the Church of Sweden — Julia Rensberg, from the Church of Sweden.

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Indigenous youth advocate Julia Rensberg paves the way for climate resilience at COP28 Faith Pavilion

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Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivers the sermon during an ecumenical service at COP28. — World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay preaches as an ecumenical prayer service on the theme of 'Season of Creation' is held in the (Anglican) Christ Church Jebel Ali, drawing together faith leaders engaged in the United Nations climate summit COP28, held in the city of Dubai.

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WCC general secretary: “At COP 28 we have to speak up for justice”

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WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pilay speaks at a side event of COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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At COP28, WCC general secretary hopes for “less talk and more walk”

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UNAIDS headquarter red Ribbon — Red riddon at the UNAIDS headquarter in Geneva.

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Work with HIV response calls for a table that’s honest and equal

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25 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Birthday cake pictured as the World Council of Churches central committee – gathered in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023 for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022 – celebrates 75 years since the founding of the Council in 1948.

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Global Climate Action spotlight: Faith actors' crucial role echoes at COP28

03 December 2023
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Indigenous youth advocate Julia Rensberg paves the way for climate resilience at COP28 Faith Pavilion

03 December 2023
News

WCC general secretary: “At COP 28 we have to speak up for justice”

03 December 2023

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15 February 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: A 'Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance', an exhibition produced by the World Council of Churches as part of the Thursdays in Black campaign for a world without rape and violence – mounted at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

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Albin Hillert, all rights reserved

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16 Days against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

25 November - 10 December 2023
Worldwide
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“Every Picture Tells a Story” photo exhibit at the Ecumenical Centre

29 November - 22 December 2023

Lobby of the Ecumenical Center

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WCC webinar: “Decolonizing beauty: mission, gender, racism, and health in the skin-whitening pandemic.”

04 December 2023

Online

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Webinar: Seeking and serving the truth? What role do churches play in misinformation & disinformation?

05 December 2023

Oil painting - The First Ecumenical Council — The First Ecumenical Council - oil painting (XVIII сentury) in the Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nicaea 2025

Commemorating 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.

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Myanmar, Thailand

02 - 09 December 2023

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Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance
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Towards a Global Vision of the Church, Volume II
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Ahead of Her Time

Angélique Keturah Walker-Smith

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Ecumenical movement History

PAWEEN

Pan African Women

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Green village, Geneva, Switzerland

Green Village - Go further, go together

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