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ZacTax Campaign relaunched in Africa

“Tax justice is a matter of faith,” said Suzanne Matale. “By faith, [all] are entitled to abundant life. Ordinary people have a right to know and to participate in decision-making tables that affect our own God-given dignity.”

Applications invited for WCC Eco-School for Europe and North America region

The fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food, and Climate Justice, will be held 24-31 July in Crete, Greece. Convening in-person in the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the Europe and  North America region only. 

Churches’ representatives call for socially responsible solutions to global crises

Participants of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Financing for Development Forum and representatives from the World Council of Churches (WCC), the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the World Methodist Council, the Lutheran World Federation, and the Council for World Mission convened in New York to discuss the converging food, fuel, and debt crises and their impacts on vulnerable communities.

Des événements sur la réforme de la finance: donner la priorité aux communautés vulnérables

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a coorganisé un événement parallèle lors du Forum politique de la société civile des réunions de printemps du Fonds monétaire international et de la Banque mondiale à Washington, D.C. Les participantes et les participants ont partagé les perspectives clés de la société civile sur la réforme des institutions financières internationales, l’Initiative de Bridgetown, et le financement des efforts climatiques.

Events shed light on finance reform, prioritising vulnerable communities

The World Council of Churches (WCC) co-organised an in-person side event at Civil Society Policy Forum of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, DC. Participants shared critical civil society perspectives on reforming international financial institutions, the Bridgetown Initiative, and climate finance.

Consultation on food and debt crisis unfolds deep theological meaning of food

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted an online consultation on 12 April to address the pressing issue of the converging food and debt crises. The event invited churches, ecumenical partners, and civil society allies to come together to examine the intersections and roots of these crises, and to seek collective guidance on possible joint responses.

La consultation en ligne explorera l’intersection des crises alimentaire et de la dette – et les solutions possibles

Le 12 avril prochain, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) co-organisera une consultation en ligne visant à aborder la question urgente de la convergence des crises alimentaire et de la dette. Cet événement permettra aux Églises, aux partenaires œcuméniques, et aux alliés de la société civile, de se réunir afin d’examiner les intersections et les racines de ces crises, et de réfléchir collectivement à d’éventuelles réponses communes.