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A World Council of Churches delegation led by general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has concluded its visit to Armenia after “witnessing dramatic events”.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the Colombian Episcopal Conference, United Nations Mission in Colombia, and Organization of American States, has been appointed as a permanent accompanier for peace talks with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) FARC-EP in Colombia.

As part of the Season of Creation month, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will cohost a webinar on 27 September in collaboration with Faiths for Biodiversity. Entitled "Communion with Creation: A Christian Reflection on Biodiversity,” the online event will unite believers to reflect on the shared mission to safeguard the planet and its biodiversity.

Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in New York City for the "March to End Fossil Fuels." This powerful protest took place just before the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders gathered for crucial climate discussions.

Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, spoke on a nuclear weapons-free world during “The Audacity of Peace” gathering in Berlin.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is among signatories on a joint letter to H.E. Sri Narendra Modi—prime minister of the Republic of India and chair of the Group of Twenty (G20)—which urges G20 leaders to adopt a New International Financial and Economic Architecture.

El 28 de agosto, durante una reunión con el embajador Andranik Hovhannisyan, de la Misión Permanente de la República de Armenia ante la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su solidaridad con quienes se esfuerzan por lograr el levantamiento del bloqueo de Nagorno Karabaj abogando por la reapertura del corredor de Lachín.

Während eines Treffens mit Botschafter Andranik Hovhannisyan, ständigem Vertreter der Republik Armenien bei der UN-Mission, sprach Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 28. August seine Solidarität mit jenen aus, die sich um eine Aufhebung der Blockade von Bergkarabach durch die Wiedereröffnung des Latschin-Korridors bemühen.

Le 28 août, lors d’une visite de l’ambassadeur Andranik Hovhannisyan, de la Mission permanente de la République d’Arménie auprès des Nations Unies, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a exprimé sa solidarité à l’égard de ceux et celles qui s’efforcent de lever le blocus du Haut-Karabakh en rouvrant le corridor de Lachin.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences and expressed solidarity with the victims of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).

On 28th August, during a visit with Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Office, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with those making efforts to lift the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh by reopening the Lachin corridor.

A continuation, not a commemoration: at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., religious and civic leaders spoke before thousands of demonstrators who turned out despite intense summertime heat on 26 August.

Después de que a miles de personas cristianas ortodoxas se les negara el acceso al monte Tabor, en la Baja Galilea —lugar donde se celebra la Transfiguración de Jesús—, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su preocupación por la violación de la libertad religiosa en Tierra Santa.

Nachdem Tausenden von orthodoxen Christinnen und Christen der Zugang zum Berg Tabor in Untergaliläa, dem Ort der Verklärung Jesu, verwehrt wurde, äußerte sich Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, besorgt über die Verletzung der Religionsfreiheit im Heiligen Land.

Après que des milliers de chrétiennes et de chrétiens orthodoxes se sont vu refuser l’accès au Mont Thabor, en Basse Galilée — lieu de la transfiguration de Jésus — le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a fait part de ses préoccupations quant à la violation de la liberté religieuse en Terre Sainte.

Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 22 August to celebrate the WCC’s 75th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.