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As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting commenced in Davos beginning 15 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay urged the gathering to renew its commitment to multilateral cooperation for the longer-term good of all people. 

The forum is convening under the theme “Rebuilding Trust.” 

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent a letter of congratulations to Rebeca Grynspan, the new secretary general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

Im Zentrum einer kürzlich abgehaltenen zweitägigen Konferenz in Genf stand das Überbrücken der Kluft zwischen Glauben und Geldanlagen dank der Zusammenarbeit zwischen verschiedenen Interessengruppen.

Bridging the gap between faith and investments with cooperation between different groups was the focus of recent a two-day conference in Geneva. It was a rare meeting of the likes of asset managers and clergy, and the solution at the heart of success was how to collaborate for success based on Christian principles.

Tender puentes entre la religión y los negocios con la cooperación de los diferentes grupos fue el tema central de una reciente conferencia de dos días celebrada en Ginebra. Fue una reunión poco común de personas como administradores de activos y clérigos, y la clave para el éxito fue explorar la manera de colaborar para obtener resultados basándose en los principios cristianos.

Une conférence de deux jours s’est tenue il y a peu à Genève portant sur la réduction du fossé entre la foi et les investissements grâce à la coopération entre différents groupes. Une réunion rare en son genre entre gestionnaires d’actifs et membres du clergé dont la clé du succès résidait dans l’analyse des formes de coopération pour réussir dans le respect des principes chrétiens.

As the International Labour Organization celebrates 100 years, faith-based and civil organizations commended the anniversary, and also renewed calls for decent work for all.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting the public, media, and all people of goodwill to join in a Midday Prayer on 20 March. Prayers will focus on grieving family, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones from UN agencies, the WCC and other organizations who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting the public, media, and all people of goodwill to join in a Midday Prayer on 20 March. Prayers will focus on grieving family, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones from UN agencies, the WCC and other organizations who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March.

Leaders from more than 20 international and national associations of Christian entrepreneurs from 60 countries and diverse Christian traditions gathered at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva from 22-23 January for a conference titled, “Faith-based Entrepreneurs: Stronger Together.”

This week world leaders are gathered in Davos under the very theme of “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World”. They do so at a time when we see poverty amongst plenty; hunger and thirst in the midst of abundance; shocking disparities in the quality of life between neighboring communities: real problems that the world has the potential and the possibilities to resolve.

Faith groups gathered at the Ecumenical Centre on 16 January to evaluate from faith and human rights perspectives the outcomes of the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP 23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They discussed the role of faith-based organizations in the Talanoa Dialogue emerging from COP 23 and began to cooperate for effective and meaningful faith-based engagement in COP 24.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, will participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos from 24-26 January, 2018. If you are interested in more information or in arranging an interview with Dr Tveit, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

In seiner Botschaft an das Weltwirtschaftsforum hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, verdeutlicht, dass es für ihn kaum eine größere Antithese zur Vision von einem gemeinsamen Leben und einer geteilten Verantwortung geben könne als die fortdauernde Existenz von Nuklearwaffen und deren Unterstützung durch Politik und Gesellschaft.

In a message to the World Economic Forum, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said he can think of no greater antithesis to a vision of shared life and responsibility than the continued existence of and political and social support for nuclear weapons.

En un mensaje al Foro Económico Mundial, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, aseguró que no es capaz de pensar en una mayor antítesis de la visión de una vida y una responsabilidad compartidas que la continua existencia de las armas nucleares y su apoyo político y social.

Dans un message adressé au Forum économique mondial, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a déclaré qu’il ne pouvait concevoir de plus grande antithèse à la vision d’une vie et d’une responsabilité partagées que l’existence des armes nucléaires et le soutien politique et social dont elles bénéficient.

Athena Peralta is dedicated to observing and encouraging people who are defending their livelihood and defending creation across the world. “There is so much injustice in this world that it is really something beautiful to learn about and be able to accompany, even in tiny ways, struggles of communities and churches,” she said.

The chief cleric of Cairo’s prestigious mosque and university, H.E. Professor Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar al Sharif, has decried the present-day “civilizational crisis” of poverty and insecurity and called for interreligious collaboration to address it.

Der Weltgesundheitstag am 7. April befasst sich dieses Jahr mit dem Thema Diabetes. Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) hat ihren ersten globalen Diabetes-Bericht veröffentlicht und weist darauf hin, dass sich die Zahl der Erwachsenen, die mit dieser Krankheit leben, seit 1980 auf 422 Millionen oder 8,5% der erwachsenen Weltbevölkerung fast vervierfacht hat.