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As a photo exhibition from the Marshall Islands opened at the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 8 March, speakers offered a stark overview of the damage done by nuclear testing—as well as the resilience and determination of the Marshallese people to pursue justice. 

Remembrance Day, observed 1 March, is a national holiday in the Marshall Islands that honors victims and survivors of nuclear testing done in the area in the 1950s.

With a focus on the legacy of nuclear testing and climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is planning a pilgrimage visit to the Marshall Islands on 16-24 November.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Melissa Parke, the new executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, spoke on a nuclear weapons-free world during “The Audacity of Peace” gathering in Berlin.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences and expressed solidarity with the victims of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).

The Pacific Conference of Churches joined other nongovernmental and civic groups on the streets of Suva, Fiji, to peacefully demonstrate against Japan’s dumping of Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the ocean.

The World Council of Churches joined other global and regional groups in delivering to the UN an interfaith statement in support of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha ofrecido aportaciones para la elaboración de la Nueva Agenda para la Paz de la ONU, un proceso destinado a actualizar el enfoque de las Naciones Unidas sobre la paz y la seguridad en el contexto mundial actual. En las aportaciones presentadas, inspiradas en gran medida en la declaración de la 11a Asamblea del CMI sobre “Lo que conduce a la paz”, el CMI se centra en particular en la necesidad de prestar un mayor apoyo financiero y práctico a la construcción de la paz a escala local y nacional, en vez de a la división y la confrontación miliar.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has offered input for the articulation of the UN’s “New Agenda for Peace," a process intended to update the world body’s approach to peace and security in the current global context. In its submission – which is inspired to a significant extent by the WCC 11th Assembly statement on “The Things That Make For Peace”– the WCC focused especially on the need for greater financial and practical support for peacebuilding at national and local levels, rather than for division and military confrontation.

For the past 75 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has announced how close it believes the world is to a nuclear attack. On 24 January, it has announced that we are only 90 seconds to midnight.

La cobertura mediática de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), que se celebró en Karlsruhe (Alemania) en 2022, puso de manifiesto el interés mundial por la forma en que el ecumenismo puede abordar y abordará las acuciantes preocupaciones del mundo, como el cambio climático, la guerra en Ucrania y el conflicto entre Israel y Palestina.

Media coverage of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly—held in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2022—indicated a global interest in how ecumenism can and will address the pressing concerns of the world, including climate change, the war in Ukraine, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

En su reunión de este mes, el Grupo de trabajo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre cambio climático espera ofrecer los frutos del trabajo de este órgano consultivo para la reflexión y, lo que es más importante, para la acción en la 11ª Asamblea del CMI que se celebrará en Karlsruhe. A continuación, el Rev. Henrik Grape, asesor principal sobre el cuidado de la Creación, la sostenibilidad y la justicia climática,reflexiona sobre el trabajo en materia de justicia climática en el período previo a la Asamblea y más allá.