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“Inequality hurts us all and goes against God’s vision of life in abundance for every human being”, said Athena Peralta, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for economic and ecological justice, at a prayer service on the occasion of the Week of Action to Fight Inequality, held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, on 21 January.

“La desigualdad nos perjudica a todos y va en contra de la visión de Dios de una vida en abundancia para cada ser humano”, dijo Athena Peralta, secretaria ejecutiva del programa del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre Justicia Económica y Ecológica, en un servicio de oración celebrado en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra, el 21 de enero, con motivo de la Semana de Acción contra la Desigualdad.

As a result of a consultation on 9-10 November in Washington, D.C., Pan African Women of Faith have released a Call to Action toward a vision of sustainable communities and an end to hunger and poverty.

Dr. Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, offered a speech entitled “A Clarion Christian Call to Justice and Peace: Ending Global Inequality and Climate injustice” at the Justice Conference in Oslo, Norway on 9 November.

Fifty years after its assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, decisively turned to public engagement, the WCC still seeks to engage and address issues of public concern and the common good.

Cincuenta años después de su asamblea en Uppsala (Suecia), ahora definitivamente volcado en el compromiso público, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias sigue buscando abordar e implicarse en las cuestiones de actualidad y de interés general.

During an opening speech at the ACT Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden on 29 October, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on hope and unity, and how those can bring justice to all people.

Durante el discurso de apertura en la Asamblea de ACT en Uppsala (Suecia), el 29 de octubre, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, reflexionó sobre la esperanza y la unidad, y sobre la forma en que estas pueden llevar la justicia a todos los pueblos.

Archbishop Antje Jackelén, primate of the Church of Sweden, opened the ACT Assembly on 28 October in Uppsala with a sermon reflecting on the theme of the assembly, “Hope in action – putting people first.”

La arzobispa Antje Jackelén, primada de la Iglesia de Suecia, inauguró la Asamblea de ACT, el 28 de octubre, en Uppsala, con un sermón sobre el tema de la asamblea: “Esperanza en acción: las personas primero”.

As churches worldwide focus on the “Action Week for Food” in October, increasing numbers of people going hungry due to violent conflicts, failed harvests and rising food costs are compelling faith-based organizations to offer urgent intervention.

A publication entitled “When Food Becomes Immaterial: Confronting the Digital Age” is now available to help people explore the impact of technologies on what and how we eat, as well as on how food is produced.

The World Council of Churches invites a Churches’ Week of Action on Food, from 15-22 October 2018. An annual week-long global campaign initiated by the WCC-EAA, the Churches’ Week of Action on Food invites the global ecumenical movement and organisations, community-based organisations and faith-based organisations to act collectively for food-justice.

El CMI invita a participar en la Semana de Acción de las Iglesias por los Alimentos, del 15 al 22 de octubre de 2018.

“Christ’s call for abundant life (John 10:10) means that the church must work to address the enormity of challenges, including access to water resources, care for creation, and adequate health care,” said Rev. Matthew Ross during a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar on young people’s involvement in “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” held in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15-20.

World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri offered a keynote speech on ecumenical diakonia during the Africa Diaconia and Development Conference.

La secretaria general adjunta del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Isabel Apawo Phiri, pronunció el discurso inaugural sobre diaconía ecuménica durante la Conferencia de África sobre Diaconía y Desarrollo.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on “The Oneness of the Ecumenical Movement” at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) 11th General Assembly, being held in Kigali, Rwanda from 1-7 July.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, habló sobre "la unidad del movimiento ecuménico" en la Asamblea General de la Conferencia de Iglesias de Toda el África (AACC), celebrada en Kigali (Ruanda) del 1 al 7 de julio.

The Global Day of Prayer to End Famine has found relevance in Africa, where communities bear the brunt of severe food shortages associated with the challenge. On 10 June, the WCC, All Africa Conference of Churches and World Evangelical Alliance called on churches to pray for millions of people at risk and those who face severe hunger.