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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in three online events on 22 March, World Water Day, under the banner "Leveraging Water for Peace." These events, held in collaboration with various global partners, underscored the crucial intersection of faith, international perspectives, and the mission to build a sustainable Blue Community.

How do we end exclusion, racism, economic injustice? Voices from across the world brought stories—and solutions—via online events hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in conjunction with the Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment.

En una presentación dirigida al Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI), el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) acogió con satisfacción la iniciativa de política para establecer la responsabilidad por los delitos medioambientales.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC), welcomed a policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes.

Tres comisiones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) reunidas esta semana en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra han elegido vicemoderadoras.

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions meeting this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva have elected vice moderators.

Durante una mesa redonda celebrada en la reunión de tres comisiones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) el 5 de marzo, los ponentes analizaron el tema de la “Emergencia climática: las iglesias responden con fe y esperanza”. La mesa redonda fue moderada por el arzobispo Julio Murray Thompson, quien también modera la Comisión sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible, organizadora del evento.

During a panel discussion at the meeting of three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions on 5 March, speakers explored the theme “Climate emergency—churches responding in faith and hope.” The panel was moderated by Archbishop Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, who also moderates the Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, which organized the panel.

Tres comisiones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) —la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales, la Comisión de las Iglesias para la Salud y la Sanación y la Comisión sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible— celebrarán una reunión conjunta del 5 al 8 de marzo en Ginebra para explorar el tema “Fe, testimonio eficaz y diaconía en el siglo XXI”.