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On Saturday in Charlottesville, one woman died and 19 others were injured when a man who, after rallying with white supremacist groups, rammed his car into a crowd. Earlier in the day, two law enforcement officers lost their lives when their helicopter crashed as they patrolled the building crowds.

Da die Atomwaffenentwicklung Nordkoreas und die wachsenden Spannungen zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Nordkorea eine neue Dimension erreicht haben und die Welt an den Rand eines Krieges bringen können, fordern die Kirchen überall auf der Welt einen bilateralen Dialog und setzen damit auf eine friedliche und gewaltfreie Lösung des Konfliktes.

As the recent developments of nuclear weapons and increased tensions between United States and North Korea leaders can bring the world to the brink of war, churches around the world are calling for bilateral dialogue, expressing their commitment to peace and nonviolent resolution.

En vista de que los recientes progresos en el desarrollo de las armas nucleares y el aumento de las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y Corea del Norte pueden llevar al mundo al borde de una guerra, las iglesias de todo el mundo llaman al diálogo bilateral y expresan su compromiso con la paz y la resolución no violenta de los conflictos.

The first ever action plan specifically designed to enable religious leaders to prevent incitement to violence - the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes - was launched on 14 July by Secretary-General António Guterres at a meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Banning nuclear weapons is something like climbing a mountain. The summit of this mountain – agreement on a ban treaty – is now clearly in view at United Nations negotiations in New York.

On 15 March, during the 61st session of the annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Ecumenical Women (EW) organized a public witness event at the Tillman Chapel at the Church Center of the UN (CCUN) to mobilize faith communities and civil society to work in solidarity to end gender-based violence.

Bezüglich der jüngsten US-amerikanischen Maßnahmen in Bezug auf die Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen und die Einreise in die USA aus sieben Ländern mit muslimischer Mehrheit drücken der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK), die ACT Alliance (ACT) und der Lutherische Weltbund (LWB) ihre Besorgnis aus und bekräftigen, dass alle Christinnen und Christen aufgrund ihres Glaubens verpflichtet seien, Fremde, Flüchtlinge, Binnenvertriebene, den „Anderen“ zu lieben und willkommen zu heißen.

Expressing concern regarding recently announced US measures related to refugee admissions and entry into the US by seven Muslim-majority countries, the World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance (ACT), and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) affirmed that faith calls all Christians to love and welcome the stranger, the refugee, the internally displaced person - “the other.”

Expresando su preocupación ante las medidas recientemente anunciadas por el gobierno estadounidense en relación con la admisión de refugiados y la entrada en EE. UU. de los ciudadanos de siete países de mayoría musulmana, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, ACT Alianza y la Federación Luterana Mundial afirman que nuestra fe nos insta a todos los cristianos, a amar y acoger al extranjero, al refugiado, al desplazado interno: al “otro”.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has accepted an invitation from the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children to serve on the organization’s board of directors.

At the second-ever convening of the Moral Imperative in New York City on 22 September, advocates from faith-based groups joined World Bank representatives and UN officials to discern the next steps for a diverse group of people trying to end extreme poverty by 2030.

“Peace is not just a ceasefire. Peace is not just the silencing of arms. Peace is education. Peace is figuring out how to coexist and how to build together.”

To raise awareness on the work of churches and church-related organizations engaged in peace-building efforts in Colombia, the WCC and Caritas Internationalis are promoting an event in New York on 18 August.

Para aumentar la conciencia sobre la labor que realizan las Iglesias y las organizaciones relacionadas con las iglesias en materia de esfuerzos para la consolidación de la paz en Colombia, el CMI y Caritas International están promoviendo un evento en Nueva York el 18 de agosto.

Canadian Lutheran World Relief und der ÖRK planen eine gemeinsame Aktion für die Rechte von Flüchtlingen, nachdem diese kirchliche kanadische Nothilfeorganisation als neues Mitglied im ÖRK aufgenommen worden ist. In diesem Kontext gibt es Pläne für eine Zusammenarbeit von CLWR und ÖRK im Bereich von Advocacy-Initiativen im Rahmen des Ökumenischen Büros der Vereinten Nationen (EUNO) in New York.

Canadian Lutheran World Relief and the WCC are planning joint action on refugee rights now that the Canadian church agency has been approved for WCC membership. Plans are for CLWR to collaborate with WCC on advocacy initiatives through the Ecumenical United Nations Office in New York.

El Socorro Mundial Luterano Canadiense y el CMI están planificando actividades conjuntas sobre los derechos de los refugiados ahora que el CMI ha aprobado que este organismo de la iglesia canadiense sea uno de sus miembros. Se prevé que el CLWR colabore con el CMI en iniciativas de promoción a través de la Oficina Ecuménica ante las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.

Der ÖRK-Zentralausschuss hat auf seiner Sitzung in Trondheim, Norwegen einen neuen Exekutivausschuss mit 11 neuen Mitgliedern gewählt

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), at its meeting in Trondheim, Norway, 27 June 2016, has elected a new executive committee with 11 new members.