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With World Food Day soon approaching, the World Council of Churches and a range of ecumenical organizations and partners invite people and churches around the globe to pray and act for an end to hunger.

The world's food systems are broken, and God is calling humanity to fix them, participants heard at an online meeting of faith-based organizations, titled “Facilitating a Global Dialogue.”

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et l’Alliance évangélique mondiale se sont réunis le 25 août à Genève pour discuter et explorer les secteurs potentiels de future coopération.

Les deux organisations ont fait part de leurs plans actuels et ont débattu des possibilités d’une collaboration plus étroite dans certains domaines thématiques tels que la défense des causes et l’édification de la paix, l’urgence climatique et les questions relatives aux membres. 

 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) met on 25 August in Geneva to explore and discuss possible areas of future cooperation.

The two organizations shared current plans and discussed possibilities for closer collaboration on thematic areas such as advocacy and peace building, the climate emergency, and membership matters. 

 

A two-part webinar series co-convened by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Religions for Peace is exploring the role and impact of faith actors in overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccination.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is participating in the 109th International Labour Conference, which is running from 7-19 June.

As a United Nations high-level meeting convenes from 8-10 June in New York, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is joining the UN and other faith-based and civic groups to review progress on commitments to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

In a video message, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee Dr Agnes Abuom bid goodbye and expressed deep appreciation to Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, who is retiring as president of "Brot für die Welt" and "Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe" after leading the German charity for 20 years. Füllkrug-Weitzel is also a WCC Thursdays in Black ambassador.

Dans un message vidéo, Agnes Abuom, modératrice du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a salué et remercié chaleureusement la pasteure Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, qui a été présidente des organisations caritatives «Brot für die Welt» (Pain pour le monde) et «Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe» pendant 20 ans, et qui prend sa retraite. La pasteure Füllkrug-Weitzel est également ambassadrice des Jeudis en noir du COE.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the ACT Alliance have announced the pilot of a “learning process” in Malawi and Cameroon that will lead to a model for strong collaboration in many other countries as well. 

En avril 2021, le programme Initiatives et plaidoyer œcuméniques pour la lutte contre le VIH et le sida du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) organisera des ateliers sur l’observance du traitement du VIH en Côte d’Ivoire et au Nigéria.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy programme will hold workshops in April 2021 on HIV treatment adherence in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Speaking during a webinar hosted by the United Church of Christ, panelists from the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of churches’ involvement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Young people in the Pacific region shared their unique ecological insights, along with their passion for change, at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice in February.