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At the 42nd Committee on World Food Security in Rome on 12-15 October, the intergovernmental body continued its quest to coordinate a global approach to food security.

Tackling the tragedy of hunger in a world of abundance, the Churches’ Week of Action on Food (11-18 October) is an opportunity for Christians, communities and all people around the world to act together for food justice.

S’attaquant à la tragédie qu’est la faim dans un monde d’abondance, la Semaine d’action des Églises pour l’alimentation (11-18 octobre) est l’occasion, pour les chrétiens, les communautés et les habitants du monde entier, d’agir ensemble en faveur de la justice alimentaire.

A declaration emphasizing the need for greater convergence in the struggles for justice and rights of communities, particularly for land, water, forests, natural resources, livelihood and identity, was the outcome of a meeting in Nepal, involving civil society organizations and social movements.

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, an initiative of the WCC, is calling churches and individuals to join in a world-wide “zero hunger” challenge.

A new report titled “Defeating AIDS–Advancing global health” was appreciated as a significant resource in encouraging an effective global AIDS response by Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, associate general secretary of the WCC.

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 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.