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During 2014 the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey will be holding a number of seminars raising awareness on issues related to women’s concerns, justice and peace, ecology and Christian theology, interfaith relations and migrant churches.

The Apostolic Exhortation recently delivered by Pope Francis concerning the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world has stirred interest and appreciation from the WCC as a challenging and inviting document.

Three human rights activists from indigenous communities in Guatemala and Colombia will present cases highlighting human rights violations by multinational corporations in their countries, including instances of land grabbing, at the Second United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Publication of the text The Church: Towards a Common Vision has been called an ecumenical highlight of 2013. Now under study by churches throughout the world, it is a document in search of convergence. The most recent issue of the quarterly journal The Ecumenical Review features commentary on this product of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

The WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit emphasized close links between the biblical understanding of peace and a “harmonious society” in which all citizens are valued. Tveit was speaking at the 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace, held from 20 to 22 November in Vienna, Austria.

The WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has welcomed the interim agreement between Iran and six world powers reached in Geneva, Switzerland on 24 November. Tveit prayed for the agreement to become “a sign of hope in a region where many yearn for peace.”

At the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Warsaw, Poland, representatives of faith communities called for a just climate deal to be adopted by the UN in 2015. Many observers viewing the event from ethical and spiritual perspectives commented that COP19 concluded without fulfilling expectations of the victims of climate change.

Youth delegates to climate-change talks from churches of the Lutheran World Federation have initiated a call to fast with the poor and vulnerable who are disproportionately affected by extreme weather events. The call was joined immediately by other faith-based organizations present at the UN climate negotiations.

In a final message to the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held in Busan, Republic of Korea, the 170 participants in the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) affirmed they “believe in the future of the ecumenical movement.”

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called upon its worldwide member churches to join its delegation at the COP 19 climate change negotiations in Warsaw in a fast in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable disproportionately affected by extreme weather events.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a fellowship of 345 churches from around the world, expresses deep sadness and sympathy for the devastating loss of life and property in the Philippines caused by the super typhoon Haiyan.

Politicization of religion, rights of religious minorities and stateless people, peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula and just peace served as subjects of the public statements adopted at the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea.

La politización de la religión, los derechos de las minorías religiosas y de los apátridas, la paz y la reunificación de la península de Corea, y la paz justa han sido algunos de los temas de las declaraciones públicas adoptadas en la X Asamblea del CMI en Busan, República de Corea.

The WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, concluded on 8 November, acting to inspire churches to renew their commitments to justice and peace. Through varied encounters and dialogue within the fellowship of churches, the Assembly has made concrete decisions and recommendations setting priorities for the future work of the WCC.

La X Asamblea del CMI, celebrada en Busan, República de Corea, terminó el 8 de noviembre animando a las iglesias a renovar sus compromisos con la justicia y la paz. A través de múltiples encuentros y diálogos entre los miembros de la comunidad de iglesias, la Asamblea ha adoptado decisiones y recomendaciones concretas que establecen las prioridades para la labor futura del CMI.

“Join the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace” is the title of the Message of the WCC 10th Assembly. The assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, was convened on 30 October and drew to a close on 8 November 2013. An assembly, the highest governing body of the WCC, is held once every seven to eight years to endorse policies, review projects and point the future direction of the organization.

Con un profundo agradecimiento a Dios por haberles dado la oportunidad de encontrarse en Busan, para conversar y tratar de hallar todos los caminos posibles para llegar a la paz y la justicia en el mundo, se despiden las iglesias reunidas en la X Asamblea, después de una emotiva oración de cierre. La Asamblea que llega hoy a su décimo y último día --en los que ha congregado más de 4.000 personas, asistentes, delegados, entre jóvenes, mujeres, comunidades indígenas, afro descendientes, discapacitados, entre otros, de todos los lugares del mundo--, culmina con una gran satisfacción por las actividades realizadas y por los retos trazados para el futuro.

El agua es una de las grandes problemáticas a las que se enfrenta el mundo hoy en día. Mientras algunos países y ciudades luchan diariamente contra las inundaciones a causa de lluvias o del aumento del nivel del mar, otras mueren día a día por falta de acceso.

Bishop Duleep Kamil de Chickera was the Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 2001 to 2010. He is an Asian theologian with a profound interest in justice, peace and interfaith collaboration.