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Tonga, surrounded by water, yet can’t take it for granted

In Tonga there is lot of water to see, but not necessarily a lot for people to use. Mele’ana Puloka, a member of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, is World Council of Churches president for the Pacific, living on the islands that have a population of about 106,000.

Tonga: rodeada por agua, sin embargo, nada está garantizado allí

En Tonga se puede ver mucha agua, pero esto no necesariamente significa que mucha gente tenga acceso a ella. Mele’ana Puloka, miembro de la Iglesia Libre Wesleyana de Tonga, es Presidente del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias para el Pacífico y vive en las islas que tienen una población aproximada de 106 mil habitantes.

Tonga: Entourée d’eau – et pourtant, ce n’est pas si simple!

À Tonga, on voit beaucoup d’eau – mais il n’y en a pas nécessairement beaucoup que l’on puisse utiliser. Mele’ana Puloka, membre de l’Église wesleyenne libre des Tonga, est le membre du Collège présidentiel du Conseil œcuménique des Églises pour le Pacifique; elle vit sur ces îles qui comptent au total quelque 106 000 habitants.

"I hit the ground running": Katalina Tahaafe-Williams

Two major crises have marked the months since the WCC called Katalina Tahaafe-Williams to work in Geneva on its migration, indigenous, and multicultural ministry programmes. When she took up the job in October, the European refugee crisis was in full flow. Then in November, terrorists attacked Paris.

Momentum builds for ban on nuclear weapons

After a concerted examination of the evidence presented at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons and two earlier conferences, 44 of the states present called for a ban on nuclear weapons. The host government Austria added momentum with a specific, cooperative pledge to “fill the legal gap for the prohibition of nuclear weapons” and eliminate them.

WCC expresses condolences on the death of Siketi Tonga

The WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, offered condolences on the death of Fr Siketi Tonga, general secretary of the Tonga National Council of Churches. A priest with the Anglican Church, Tonga passed away last week and was laid to rest in Nuku’alofa on Saturday, 12 April.

Condolences on the death of Tuikilakila Waqairatu

Rev. Tuikilakila Waqairatu, president of the Methodist Church in Fiji, who passed away on 11 February, was remembered by the WCC with a moment of “prayerful silence” at its WCC Executive Committee meeting currently underway in Switzerland.

Churches commemorate Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been globally celebrated this year with prayers, reflections, ecumenical services and events focusing on Paul’s question in Corinthians 1 “Has Christ been divided?” a theme for this year’s prayer materials, prepared by the Canadian churches.