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After the deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in decades took more than 1,000 lives, and the death toll continued to grow, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for prayer and solidarity from the WCC global fellowship and from all people of good will across the world.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Bishop Justin Nzoyisaba, who was an inspiring leader within the United Methodist Church of Burundi as well as in ecumenical circles.

In a joint letter to church leaders in Burundi, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches expressed solidarity as the nation prepares for its 20 May elections.

Dans une lettre commune aux responsables des Églises du Burundi, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique ont exprimé leur solidarité alors que la nation se prépare à ses élections du 20 mai.

Brought together by the South Sudan Council of Churches, women and men are sharing the pain of many years of war and associated gender-based violence in a series of workshops in Kenya and Burundi.

The Anglican Church of Burundi and Friends Church in Burundi in partnership with World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission have embarked on a three-year journey of mainstreaming disability in their development programmes. This journey, aiming to improve the livelihoods of persons with disabilities in Burundi, began with the launch of a project entitled “Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Church Development Programmes in Burundi” held on 27 February in Bujumbura.

Das ökumenische theologische Bildungsprogramm des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat zum zweiten Mal einen Beitrag zur Entwicklung ökumenischer Kapazitäten in Marokko geleistet. Der ÖRK hat sich im Ökumenischen Theologischen Institut Al Mowafaqa in Rabat an der Durchführung eines Kurses über kontextuelle Theologien in Afrika beteiligt.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Theological Education programme has, for the second time, contributed to ecumenical capacity development in Morocco. The WCC helped instruct a course on contextual theologies and African theologies at the Ecumenical Theological Institute Al Mowafaqa in Rabat.

El programa del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre Educación Teológica Ecuménica ha contribuido por segunda vez al desarrollo de capacidades ecuménicas en Marruecos. El CMI ha ayudado a impartir un curso sobre teologías contextuales y teologías africanas en el Instituto Ecuménico de Teología Al Mowafaqa, en Rabat.

Le programme de formation théologique œcuménique du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a contribué pour la deuxième fois au renforcement des compétences œcuméniques au Maroc. Le COE a en effet participé à l’élaboration d’un cours sur les théologies contextuelles et les théologies africaines à l’Institut œcuménique de théologie Al Mowafaqa de Rabat.

In a pilgrimage of justice and peace in Burundi on 8-10 November, African women of faith met some of the world’s most pressing problems - poverty, violence and climate change - with faith, hope and action.

Eine Konsultation in Arusha (Tansania) hat zum Thema „Nachhaltiger Frieden in Burundi“ eine Erklärung abgegeben. Die vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und dem UN-Büro zur Verhütung von Völkermord und zur Schutzverantwortung organisierte Konferenz burundischer religiöser Führungspersonen fand am 18. und 19. Oktober statt.

A consultation in Arusha, Tanzania, has issued a communique entitled “Sustainable Peace in Burundi.” The meeting, organized by the World Council of Churches and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, drew together Burundian religious leaders on 18-19 October.

Como resultado de una consulta celebrada en Arusha (Tanzania), se ha publicado un comunicado titulado "La paz sostenible en Burundi". La consulta, organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Prevención del Genocidio y la Responsabilidad de Proteger, reunió a los líderes religiosos burundeses del 18 al 19 de octubre.

Les participant-e-s à une consultation qui se tenait à Arusha (Tanzanie) ont publié un communiqué de presse intitulé «Une paix durable au Burundi». La rencontre, organisée les 18 et 19 octobre par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises et le Bureau de la prévention du génocide et de la responsabilité de protéger des Nations Unies, réunissait des responsables religieux du Burundi.

“We’ve seen in the case of refugees, how the church takes a strong standpoint in welcoming those who have fled. But it isn’t always so easy in the congregations. There are many who feel fear, as we receive not only refugees but sometimes also people of other faiths. In this case, we can see a gap between what the church says, and what is actually lived.”

“The peace message must be delivered to all the stakeholders, including the opposition," urged Adama Dieng, United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide, during opening remarks at a consultation of church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi opened in Addis Ababa on 23 February.

Translate the hope provided by the Paris Agreement into real action to direct the world toward a more just and sustainable future, urged the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 17 November at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco.