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Der Zentralausschuss des ÖRK, das höchste Leitungsgremium der Organisation, hat vom Thema „Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“ inspiriert die Ausrichtung der Arbeit des ÖRK von 2014 bis 2017 festgelegt.

Inspired by the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace”, the Central Committee of the WCC, a chief governing body of the Council, has set directions for the work of the Council from 2014 to 2017.

Konfliktsituationen, soziale Zersplitterung und politische Spannungen im Südsudan, in Südkorea und in Nigeria, sowie die Bemühungen der Kirchen in diesen Ländern um Gerechtigkeit, Frieden und Stabilität für allen Menschen und Gemeinschaften, standen im Mittelpunkt einer Plenarsitzung während der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des ÖRK in Genf (Schweiz) am 3. Juli.

Situations of conflict, social fragmentation and political tensions in South Sudan, South Korea and Nigeria, as well as struggles of the churches in these countries seeking justice, peace and stability for all people and communities, formed the focus of a session on 3 July at the WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.

Das Urteil eines Gerichts im Sudan, das Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag zu Peitschenhieben und der Todesstrafe verurteilt hat, hat Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, den Generalsekretär des ÖRK, veranlasst, seine „tiefe Besorgnis“ zum Ausdruck zu bringen und den sudanesischen Präsidenten Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir dringend aufzufordern, „die Vollstreckung dieses ungerechten und gewissenlosen Urteils zu verhindern“.

A court sentence in Sudan ordering flogging and the death penalty for Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag has prompted an expression of “profound concern” from Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, who has urged President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir to “prevent the implementation of this unjust and unconscionable sentence.”

Churches in the United States, including member churches of the WCC, have called on the Obama administration to open up a high-level dialogue with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries.

In an ecumenical harvest, a spate of European and North American church bodies are entering agreements recognizing each other’s baptisms.

In einer Reflexion zu Ostern bezeichnet der Generalsekretär Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit dieses Jahr als „Chance, gemeinsam Zeugnis abzulegen für die Auferstehung Christi“, da die Kirchen der östlichen wie auch die Kirchen der westlichen Tradition des Christentums Ostern in diesem Jahr am gleichen Sonntag, dem 20. April, feiern.

In his Easter reflections, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit called this year an “opportunity for shared testimony to the Resurrection” since churches from both eastern and western traditions of Christianity will celebrate Easter on the same day, Sunday 20 April.

A communiqué adopted at a WCC consultation describes human trafficking as a “serious human rights violation” and its consequences are “most horrific results of the economic and social disparities that increase the vulnerability of millions of people”.

In an ecumenical consultation held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, called human trafficking a criminal activity, on rapid increase in the world. Ezeilo said that not a single country or entity has yet been able to stop this practice, and the magnitude of this problem is enormous.

Despite being the third largest oil producing country in sub-Saharan Africa, Equatorial Guinea reels from a poor economy, a lack of good governance and of independent and functioning state institutions.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat auf seiner Tagung in Bossey, Schweiz, in zwei Erklärungen vom 12. Februar seine tiefe Besorgnis über die wachsende Zahl Binnenvertriebener und den anhaltenden Konflikt im Südsudan zum Ausdruck gebracht.

Strong concerns were expressed by the WCC Executive Committee over the increasing number of internally displaced persons and the on-going conflict in South Sudan in statements adopted by the committee on 12 February, during its meeting in Bossey, Switzerland.

Der ÖRK-Exekutivausschuss hat den Einsatz von Drohnen oder unbemannten Luftfahrzeugen verurteilt und erklärt, sie seien eine „ernsthafte Bedrohung für die Menschheit“ und schüfen „gefährliche Präzedenzfälle in den zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen“.

The WCC Executive Committee has condemned the use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles saying that they pose “serious threats to humanity” and the “right to life” while setting “dangerous precedents in inter-state relations”.

A three-day WCC consultation has featured diverse perspectives from Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe on the politicization of religion and how this phenomenon contributes to discrimination and persecution of religious minorities around the world.

The WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed condolences following the death of Brother Jeffrey Gros, recalling his significant contributions to Christian unity and ecumenical dialogue as a Catholic theologian.

With Zimbabwe and other African nations heading for elections in the coming months, churches in the region recently reflected on their role in strengthening democratic governance and electoral process.