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To achieve reconciliation takes nothing less than the transformation of society, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia said in Managua, during a 2-5 November visit to Nicaragua.

Not only the Pacific islands and their inhabitants, but also "the Northern circumpolar areas and the people living there are already suffering from the effects of the changing environment", according to the participants of a 28-30 October seminar organized by the Council of Christian Churches in the Barents Region. Â

Alcanzar la reconciliación requiere nada menos que transformar la sociedad, afirmó el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), pastor Dr. Samuel Kobia, en Managua, durante una visita realizada a Nicaragua del 2 al 5 de noviembre.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has urged the citizens of the world's more privileged nations to insist on emission cuts, in a video message that was recently posted on the online platform youtube.

"Heartfelt congratulations" were expressed to the US President-elect Barack Obama by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia.  In a 5 November letter congratulating Obama on his election to the presidency of the United States, Kobia hailed him as "a leader not only in the United States, but in the hopes and dreams of so many people across the globe".  While "many look with expectation for you to guide your nation toward justice and reconciliation, and also for you to provide wise guidance in your country's relations with other nations," Kobia wrote, "the really hard part is just beginning, but do remember that our minds and hearts are with you."

Por Fredrick Nzwili (*)

En Liberia, Sierra Leona y Sudáfrica, las iglesias han desempeñado un importante papel de reconciliación entre grupos que habían estado enfrentados en un violento conflicto durante varias décadas. Dos equipos ecuménicos internacionales enviados por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias van a visitar los tres países durante dos semanas.

In Liberia, Sierra Leone and South Africa, churches have played a major role in reconciliation between groups who had been in violent conflict with each other for decades. Two international ecumenical teams sent by the World Council of Churches (WCC) will visit the three countries during the next two weeks.

An international ecumenical delegation led by the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, will visit Nicaragua from 2 to 5 November.

By Fredrick Nzwili (*)

Una delegación ecuménica internacional encabezada por el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), pastor Dr. Samuel Kobia, visitará Nicaragua entre el 2 y el 5 de noviembre.

In a recent consultation in the Philippines, indigenous theologians and representatives from various continents have vowed to strengthen their solidarity in continuing a dialogue with each other and with the World Council of Churches (WCC) in envisioning a more inclusive church and society.

Amargura y traumas son algunos de los problemas enfrentados por las iglesias de Sri Lanka, dedicadas a promover paz y reconciliación en medio de una intensa guerra. Así lo comprobó una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que visitó esa nación insular del 19 al 23 de octubre.

Por Anto Akkara (*)

La difícil situación de las personas desplazadas a consecuencia de la guerra será el tema principal de la visita de un equipo de " Cartas Vivas " a Uganda entre el 27 de octubre y el 2 de noviembre.

Leaders of Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority expressed divergent views on resolving the ethnic conflict in their country, while speaking to a delegation led by Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

The plight of people displaced by war will be the main topic of a " Living Letters " visit to Uganda, 27 October to 2 November. An international ecumenical delegation sent by the World Council of Churches (WCC) will discuss with representatives of churches, state and civil society about the protection of refugees, with a specific focus on sexual violence and the vulnerability of children.

Por Anto Akkara (*)