A su regreso de una visita de solidaridad a Turquía, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, y el secretario general de ACT Alianza, Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, concedieron una entrevista en vídeo para hablar de lo que vieron y de cómo las iglesias están trabajando juntas, y compartieron sus reflexiones particulares sobre la visita realizada del 4 al 6 de abril, que tuvo lugar durante la Semana Santa occidental.
After returning from a solidarity visit to Türkiye, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria appear in a video interview speaking about what they saw, how churches are working together, and their unique reflections on their visit—held 4-6 April—took place during western Holy Week.
Una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y ACT Alianza visitó Turquía la semana pasada para expresar su solidaridad y su apoyo a las iglesias que están respondiendo sobre el terreno a las urgentes necesidades tras el terremoto del 6 de febrero.
A delegation from the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance is visiting Türkiye this week, expressing solidarity and support for churches on the ground responding to grave needs in the wake of the 6 February earthquake.
Las sanciones no deben ir en detrimento del apoyo a los más vulnerables, afirma un informe sobre el impacto de las sanciones en la labor humanitaria presentado en un evento paralelo de la 52ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas celebrado en Ginebra el 10 de marzo.
Sanctions should not harm the support for the most vulnerable, says a report on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work presented at a side-event of 52nd session at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva on 10 March.
On 20 February, His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, arrived in the city of Antioch, the historical capital of the Patriarchate, for an historic visit following the devastating earthquake that struck on 6 February.
Han pasado más de dos semanas desde el terremoto que sacudió el norte de Siria y Turquía el 6 de febrero, causando más de 41 000 muertos, además del derrumbe de miles de edificios. En varias ciudades como Alepo, Hama y Latakia más de 115 escuelas han quedado destruidas.
Almost two weeks have passed since an earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey on 6 February, killing over 41,000 people. The disaster also caused thousands of buildings to collapse. In various cities such as Aleppo, Hama, and Lattakia, over 115 schools were destroyed.
H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, visited Antioch, marking an historic and first Apostolic visit to the place where Saint Peter established the Holy See of Antioch in the year 37.
Following the catastrophic earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey, the Middle East Council of Churches in Syria interviewed H.E. Ephraim Maalouli, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo, Alexandretta, and Dependencies.
Grupos religiosos y humanitarios del mundo entero ponen en marcha solicitudes de ayuda y oran mientras se amplía la respuesta tras el devastador terremoto que golpeó Siria y Turquía el 6 de febrero.
Faith-based and humanitarian groups across the world were setting in motion appeals for aid and prayers as response expands in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey on 6 February.
Tras el terremoto que ha sacudido a las comunidades de Turquía y Siria y que ha causado la muerte de al menos 4.300 personas —una cifra que va en aumento—, las iglesias tienden la mano a los afectados y oran para que los desaparecidos sean encontrados con vida.
As communities in Turkey and Syria were left reeling in the wake of an earthquake that has killed at least 4,300 people—and that figure is growing—churches were reaching out to check on those affected and praying for the safety of those missing.
The fourth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice will be held 18-24 January 2021 in the Pacific region in five countries (Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu & Solomon Islands).
Observed on 13-20 October, the WCC Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance invites churches around the world again to a Churches’ Week of Action on Food, an opportunity to pray, reflect and take action together, for food justice across the globe.
La Alianza Ecuménica de Acción Mundial del CMI invita nuevamente a las iglesias de todo el mundo a una Semana de acción de las iglesias por los alimentos: una oportunidad para orar, reflexionar y actuar juntos por la justicia alimentaria en todo el mundo que se observará del 13 al 20 de octubre.
A 5-day training programme updated and equipped 29 youth from 13 countries in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific with the latest information and experiences on key existential issues and how advocacy is conducted, rooted in the Christian faith, in working for justice and peace in communities.
Church and related organizations’ response to food crises globally may need to be strengthened following the findings of a new report which projects millions of people will be without food due climate change, conflict and insecurity.