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The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted the 11th Ecumenical Global Health Partners Meeting on 26 April. The online meeting gave WCC and its partners an opportunity to share strategic directions on health and healing programmes for the period 2023-2030.

Durante el debate sobre los derechos humanos y la fístula obstétrica en el 52º período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y sus asociados ecuménicos exhortaron a los gobiernos a que presten más atención a la prevención de la fístula obstétrica en sus políticas, planes estratégicos y presupuestos.

Bei der Debatte über Menschenrechte und Geburtsfisteln während der 52. Sitzung des UNO-Menschenrechtsrates rief der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) zusammen mit seinen ökumenischen Partnern die Regierungen dazu auf, der Prävention von Geburtsfisteln in ihren Maßnahmen, Strategien und Budgets mehr Bedeutung einzuräumen.

Dans le cadre des débats de la 52e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies sur les droits humains et la fistule obstétricale, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et ses partenaires œcuméniques ont appelé les gouvernements à porter une plus grande attention à la prévention de la fistule obstétricale dans leurs politiques, leurs plans stratégiques et leurs budgets.

During the debate on human rights and obstetric fistula at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the World Council of Churches (WCC) with its ecumenical partners called upon governments to pay more attention to the prevention of obstetric fistula in their policies, strategic plans, and budgets.

Visiting Madagascar in partnership with the Catholic Spiritan brotherhood and the non-government organization Geneva for Human Rights last week, the World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation explored how the resources shared better equip churches to help women suffering from obstetric fistula – condition which impacts millions of women around the world, particularly in sub-saharan Africa.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) offered a workshop on health and healing at the All Africa Youth Congress being held in Accra, Ghana under the theme “Africa: My Home. My Future.”

Offering a churches’ perspective during a dialogue on humanitarian aid on 10 June, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca spoke on the faith and spiritual foundations for helping one another.

With a paper presented at the 13th Mission 21 Synod on 10 June, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri offered insight on “How the Pandemic Changed The World: Global Perspective.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will speak on “Churches and humanitarian aid” during a conference organized by the Foundation Dialogue for Peace, to be held 10 June in Geneva.