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An appeal to "do whatever is possible to stop the bombings, negotiate a cease-fire and a comprehensive peace settlement" has been addressed today by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia to "the leaders of the international community, especially to those from the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom".

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jewish community at this time, and especially with those who were closest to Dr Alexandre Safran in life", said WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, in a 28 July letter of condolence addressed to the Geneva Jewish community on the death of its Chief Rabbi. Expressing gratitude to God "for the great gift of his life, faith, intellect and service to humanity", Kobia recalled Safran's struggles "to warn the international community of the terrible menace posed to vulnerable minorities by Nazi domination in Europe", and described him as "an accomplished advocate for the state of Israel" whose contributions to inter-religious co-operation were "well ahead of his time".

In a pastoral letter to member churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the eve of historic elections, World Council of Churches' (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has offered words of compassion and an appeal to the nation's leaders - and to the wider world.

En una carta pastoral dirigida a las iglesias miembros de la República Democrática del Congo en vísperas de elecciones históricas, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, ha ofrecido palabras de compasión y ha hecho un llamamiento a los líderes de la nación y al mundo en general.Â

Reconciliation is at the heart of the ecumenical vision, and can be a source of unity among churches and cultures, the WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, has affirmed at an international Methodist gathering in Korea.

Una reunión de alto nivel para promover el fortalecimiento y la presencia continuada de la fuerza de paz de las Naciones Unidas en Haití tuvo lugar el 14 de julio en Nueva York, por invitación del Gobierno de Canadá en colaboración con la oficina de enlace del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y de World Vision en las Naciones Unidas.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, alentó a las iglesias miembros del Consejo a orar por todos los que sufren como consecuencia de la crisis en Oriente Medio, respaldar las peticiones de ayuda de emergencia y defender la justicia entre los estados y los pueblos de la región.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia encouraged the Council's member churches to pray for all those suffering as a result of the Middle East crisis, to support the appeals for emergency aid and to speak out for justice among the states and peoples in the region.