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50 jóvenes de 24 países han enviado un mensaje de esperanza a la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28), que se celebrará en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos a finales de 2023. El mensaje se pronunció en una ceremonia especial durante la segunda edición del Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes, que tuvo lugar en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey (Suiza).

En su contribución al seminario “Justicia social en el mundo del trabajo y más allá: de los valores comunes al compromiso y la acción comunes”, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) reflexionó sobre la dignidad del trabajo, la justicia y la solidaridad en el lugar de trabajo.

50 young people from 24 countries have sent a message of hope to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023. The message was delivered during a special ceremony during the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland.

From 2020 to 2021, more than 50 million people were displaced due to weather events and faced risks of trafficking and even death as well as discrimination based on race and gender. This finding emerged from the report of Ian Fry, special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, to the 53rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva from 19 June-14 July.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in its contribution to the seminar “Social justice in the world of work and beyond: from common values to common engagement and action,” reflected on the dignity of work, justice and solidarity in the workplace.

La emergencia climática ya está causando una grave inseguridad alimentaria a escala mundial, escucharon los miembros del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) durante una sesión plenaria celebrada el 23 de junio en la que declararon que la justicia climática es una cuestión de fe y de acción.

The climate emergency is already causing serious food insecurity on a global scale, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee heard at a plenary session on 23 June—and they added that climate justice is a matter of both faith and action.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en colaboración con la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM), Soka Gakkai International y Braham Kumaris, organizó un evento paralelo titulado “Adoptar medidas climáticas: apoyar un sólido balance mundial desde una perspectiva ética y de derechos humanos”, el 5 de junio en Bonn (Alemania). El evento reunió a expertos y partes interesadas con el fin de hacer hincapié en la importancia de integrar los derechos humanos, consideraciones éticas y la justicia climática en el próximo proceso de balance mundial.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Soka Gakkai International, and Brahma Kumaris, convened a side event titled "Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective," on 5 June in Bohn, Germany. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to emphasize the importance of integrating human rights, ethical considerations, and climate justice into the forthcoming Global Stocktake process.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was “Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”