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Reinforcing the traditional role of faith communities in offering sanctuary and, indeed hospitality to refugees, 90 faith-based leaders today committed to offering their continued and additional support to refugees, including children, on their journey to safety, including in reception and admission, meeting protection or service delivery needs and supporting communities to find solutions such as private sponsorship or scholarship programmes.

El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí,

porque me ha ungido

para anunciar buenas nuevas a los pobres;

me ha enviado para proclamar libertad a los cautivos

y vista a los ciegos,

para poner en libertad a los oprimidos

y para proclamar el año agradable del Señor.

(Lucas 4:18-19)

La declaración reconoce que el actual contexto mundial está marcado por el aumento de los conflictos, las divisiones y las desigualdades; por el resurgimiento del racismo, los ataques xenófobos a las personas migrantes, el antisemitismo, las violaciones de los derechos de la mujer y otras formas de discriminación, y por las amenazas contra las personas que defienden los derechos humanos, así como por el autoritarismo, el nacionalismo populista y las formas de extremismo religioso y de otros tipos, que constituyen un serio peligro para la seguridad física y la dignidad y los derechos humanos de diversas comunidades y personas en todo el mundo. 

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to let the oppressed go free,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.

(Luke 4:18-19)

The current global context is marked by escalating conflicts, divisions, inequalities, resurgent racism, xenophobic attacks on migrants, antisemitism, violations of the rights of women and other forms of discrimination, threats against human rights defenders, as well as authoritarianism, populist nationalism, and religious and other forms of extremism, that threaten grave peril for the physical security and human dignity and rights of diverse communities and individuals around the world.

El mensaje de la conferencia sobre Perspectivas cristianas sobre la dignidad humana y los derechos humanos, que fue organizada conjuntamente por el CMI, la Misión Evangélica Unida y la Iglesia Evangélica en Alemania en Wuppertal (Alemania) y en línea del 9 al 12 de abril de 2022.

Message of the conference "Christian Perspectives on Human Dignity and Human Rights", organised jointly by WCC, UEM and EKD, gathering 47 participants from 22 countries in Wuppertal (Germany) and online from 9 to 12 April 2022.

The reports now emerging from Bucha and other areas near Kyiv give much stronger indications of grave violations of international law. The World Council of Churches expresses its abhorrence at these reported atrocities, which must be fully investigated and documented so that those responsible can be held legally and personally accountable.

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca offered reflections on the newest encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti. Subtitled “On fraternity and social friendship,” the document is the Pope’s third encyclical.

The World Council of Churches has published “Freedom of Religion or Belief: A guide to biblical insights or Belief,” as part of online training offered through the Freedom of Religion or Belief Learning Platform. The guide offers reflections and focus questions on how the Bible speaks of human rights, human dignity, universalism and other subjects. It also explores the Bible and the concept of justice, as well as the importance of the freedom to have, choose, change, or leave a religion.

Statement from the Global Ecumenical Conference on Justice for Dalits, March 21-24, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand