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The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Anglican Consultative Council, South African Faith Communities Environment Institute, and the Episcopal Church in the USA, hosted a COP28 side event on 6 December. 

Bedi Racule, is an interning ecumenical enabler for climate justice with the Pacific Conference of Churches. She took time to reflect on her experience at COP28, and how her faith is an integral part of her climate justice work.

In a session held at COP 28's Faith Pavilion, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Green Hope Foundation collaborated to shed light on the urgent need for interfaith feminist actions addressing climate change's disproportionate impact on women and girls.

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, offered a keynote speech at the Christian Aid assembly in London on 20 November.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is hosting an exhibition, "Guardians of Land, Life, Seeds, and Love,” that celebrates the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Rural Women's Assembly.

Entitled "Climate Emergency & The Giant Leap—Faith Responses,” the webinar is organised by the Interfaith Liaison Committee, a platform co-chaired by the World Council of Churches (WCC). The online event will happen on 31 October and feature prominent voices in the field in a conversation on climate action and the role of faith communities.

In a letter to the United Nations General Assembly, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined other global Christian organizations in reiterating a call for a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA).

A World Council of Churches (WCC) morning staff prayer focused on the Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger, as well as the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for the churches and people of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize.

Responding to global crises such as conflicts, pandemic aftereffects, and the pressing challenges of climate change, the World Council of Churches (WCC), with ecumenical organizations and partners, is set to organize a "Weekend of Prayer & Action Against Hunger" on 14-16 October. With 258 million people in 58 countries facing severe hunger in 2022, the need to act is critical.

WCC progamme director for Public Witness and Diakonia Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata was part of a panel reviewing and reflecting on the book "White saviourism in International Development,” by Themrise Khan et al, at the 2023 Gothenburg Book Fair.