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La población y las iglesias armenias necesitan urgentemente “una respuesta internacional generosa que permita atender las necesidades humanitarias de los refugiados que han huido de Nagorno Karabaj, sobre todo de las mujeres vulnerables, los niños, los ancianos, las personas con discapacidad y las personas que no tienen otros medios de subsistencia”, afirmó el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) durante su reunión en Abuja (Nigeria). 

La population et les Églises arméniennes ont besoin de toute urgence «d’une réponse internationale généreuse aux besoins humanitaires des personnes réfugiées qui ont fui le Haut-Karabakh, en particulier les personnes vulnérables que sont les femmes, les enfants, les personnes âgées, les personnes en situation de handicap et les personnes n’ayant aucune autre assistance», déclare le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) réuni à Abuja, au Nigéria. 

Das armenische Volk und die armenischen Kirchen bräuchten dringend eine „großzügige Antwort der internationalen Staatengemeinschaft auf die humanitären Bedürfnisse der Flüchtlinge aus Bergkarabach, insbesondere die humanitären Bedürfnisse von vulnerablen Frauen, Kindern, alten Menschen und Menschen mit Behinderungen sowie all jener, die keinen Zugang zu anderen Formen von Unterstützung haben“, heißt es in einer Erklärung, die der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) auf seiner Tagung in Abuja, Nigeria, verabschiedet hat. 

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee met in Abuja, Nigeria, on 8-14 November, the governing body published a statement that included deep appreciation of Nigeria’s “astonishing diversity of cultures, languages, and religions”—as well as appeals to the Nigerian government to address economic injustice and other grave challenges facing the nation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 8-14 November, released a statement on COP28’s responsibility for climate justice. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 8-14 November, released a statement that demands an immediate ceasefire, and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Palestine and Israel. 

Armenian people and churches urgently need “a generous international response to the humanitarian needs of the refugees who fled from Nagorno-Karabakh, especially vulnerable women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, and those without any other means of support,” the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee stated during its meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. 

On 17 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will host an event, “75 years of mental health advocacy: achievements, challenges, and the future.” 

In his report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, which is convening 8-14 November in Abuja, Nigeria, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected that, in the struggle for peace and justice in the world, the WCC is engaged in bringing justice, reconciliation, and unity. 

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.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host on event on 10-12 in Geneva that will bring together young Black European Christians who will begin to share their ideas and visions for mission and ecumenism.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee opened its meeting on 8 November with the opening celebrations in the Cathedral Church of the Advent, with prayers, goodwill messages, and a sermon by WCC president from Africa His Holiness Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide.