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Une commission indépendante sur la réforme de l’impôt international, créée à l’initiative d’un groupement d’organisations dont fait partie le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), appelle à une refonte du système fiscal international afin de réduire la pauvreté dans les pays en développement, notamment en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).

Students who visit the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva are often from theological or similarly Bible-related sections of educational institutions, but not always. This year a group of secular students from a state university in the United States arrived at the WCC to tap into work related to its health and healing programme.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, and Dr Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group, discussed possible collaborative actions to end extreme poverty during a meeting in Washington, D.C., on 4 May.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, et Jim Yong Kim, président du Groupe de la Banque mondiale, se sont entretenus au sujet d’éventuelles collaborations en vue de mettre fin à l’extrême pauvreté, à l’occasion d’une rencontre qui s’est tenue à Washington le 4 mai.

The WCC has joined over 30 leaders from major world religions and heads of global faith-based organizations today in launching a call to action to end extreme poverty by 2030, a goal shared with the World Bank Group.

Le COE s’est joint à plus d’une trentaine de responsables de religions mondiales et d’organisations d’inspiration religieuse pour lancer un appel à l’action visant à mettre un terme à l’extrême pauvreté avant 2030, conformément à l’objectif fixé par le Groupe de la Banque mondiale.

The increasingly influential role of the financial sector, its impact on communities and their struggles toward a just financial system remained the focus of discussions in the workshops organized by the churches at the World Social Forum.

The social and ecological cost of expanding mineral exploration and extraction was highlighted by churches at the World Social Forum.

A coalition of civil society and labour groups has launched an Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation in response to rising inequality and mounting public anger over corporate tax cheats. Among the organizations responsible for the establishment of the Commission is the WCC.

The WCC and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance have agreed to re-establish the EAA as the WCC’s ecumenical initiative, preserving the future of this diverse Christian network for international action on selected, focused issues.

Le COE et l’Alliance œcuménique «Agir ensemble» (EAA) sont convenues de réintégrer l’EAA comme projet du COE, préservant ainsi l’avenir de ce réseau chrétien diversifié spécialisé dans les actions internationales sur des thèmes choisis et spécifiques.

An ecumenical workshop held recently in Matanzas, Cuba strongly promoted life-affirming epistemologies that can help to envision and construct alternatives to inequitable and destructive socio-economic systems that prevail in today’s world.

The adverse impact of business activities on the lives of members of the local population in Colombia and El Salvador was highlighted by the WCC-sponsored participants at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.

A report from the WCC calls for an effective response in meeting the needs of communities faced with unprecedented financial and economic crises, the threat of climate change and widespread ecological devastation.

The opening of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago was one of the most dramatic symbols of the global changes sweeping across the world in 1989.

The WCC has decided fossil fuel investment is a “no-go” zone on its list of investments, reflecting both its commitment to reversing climate change and ethical investments.

The chasm between the haves and have-nots is increasing around the world. And churches need to do more to ensure economic justice for communities. This perspective underlined the discussions at a plenary held during the WCC Central Committee meeting on 5 July in Geneva, Switzerland.

Le gouffre qui sépare les nantis des démunis ne cesse de se creuser partout dans le monde et les Églises doivent en faire davantage pour assurer la justice économique à toutes et à tous. Ce constat a servi de base aux discussions d’une plénière qui s’est tenue le 5 juillet lors de la session du Comité central du COE à Genève.

The WCC general secretary, following a session on climate change at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, stressed the “significant role of financial policy-making by the states in addressing climate change.”

The Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture has concluded its second meeting in Switzerland, developing advocacy strategies for churches to ensure economic justice and the ecological wellbeing of the communities they serve.