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The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance endorses a newly expanded collaboration on HIV between the Medicine Patent Pool and Gilead. On 4 October, the MPP announced a licence with Gilead Sciences for bictegravir, a new integrase inhibitor part of a once-daily, single-tablet HIV regimen currently filed for regulatory approval at the United States Food and Drug Administration and the European Union.

The World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA grieve with the families of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of October 1, 2017. We pray for those whose lives have been shattered by this senseless act and lift up those who will be recovering years to come.

Am 20. September wurde bei den Vereinten Nationen in New York formell ein Vertrag über das Verbot von Atomwaffen zur Unterzeichnung aufgelegt. Bisher haben 49 Staaten den Vertrag unterschrieben.

On 20 September at the United Nations in New York, a treaty to ban nuclear weapons was formally opened for signature. At the time of writing, some 49 states have signed.

Dr. Emily Welty is an assistant professor in Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University in New York City (USA). She also serves as vice moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. As an advocate for banning nuclear weapons, Dr Welty is known both for her unwavering belief in a world free from nuclear weapons, and for her strategic thinking toward that goal.

Glaubensgestützte Organisationen stehen im Zentrum einer besonderen Aufgabe: einen Aufruf zum Handeln veröffentlichen – um Säuglingen, Kindern und Jugendlichen auf der ganzen Welt HIV-Prävention, ­-Tests und -Therapie zugänglich zu machen.

Faith-based organizations are at the heart of a special mission: issuing a call to action—to ensure that infants, children and adolescents around the world have access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment.

The need for the ecumenical movement is an urgent one today, said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit as he spoke this week at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Minnesota (USA).

As tens of thousands of people coped with the aftermath of flooding in South Asia and the USA, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said the WCC fellowship is praying for flood survivors and those helping them.

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.

Während am Freitag die politische Führungsriege der G20-Staaten sich in Hamburg versammelte um globale Wirschafts-, Gesellschafts-, Umwelt- und Politikfragen zu diskutieren, riefen die Kirchen zum gemeinsamen Friedensgebet in Deutschland und weltweit auf.

Friday evening when the leaders of the G20 states will be meeting in Hamburg and discussing global economic, social, environmental and political issues, the churches in Germany are inviting people in Germany and all over the world to a common peace prayer.

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.

Der ÖRK hat sich zutiefst enttäuscht über den Ausstieg der USA aus dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen von 2015 geäußert, auf der positiven Seite jedoch vermerkt, dass zahlreiche Gemeinschaften und Regierungen weiterhin zu ihren Klimaverpflichtungen stehen.

Expressing its deep disappointment at US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement the WCC has urged renewed commitment by churches and praised local communities and governments for their reaffirmation of climate commitments.

Klimagerechtigkeit ist keine Politik, die einfach mal so von einem Präsidenten beendet werden kann – es ist eine moralische Entscheidung, die sich auf das Wohlergehen von Millionen Menschen und zukünftigen Generationen in der ganzen Welt auswirkt.

Climate justice isn't a policy that can simply be thrown away by any president - it’s a moral decision that affects the well-being of millions of people and future generations across the world. Thousands of people are communicating this message via statements, posts and tweets on social media, and even with earnest conversations with their neighbors. Many are from the WCC fellowship, humanitarian groups, churches and communities, and they are bringing a clear - and unified - voice of justice after US President Donald Trump announced on 2 June that his nation would leave the Paris climate accord.

Das ACT-Bündnis, der Lutherische Weltbund und der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen antworten auf Präsident Donald Trumps Dekret zum Ausstieg der USA aus dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen mit der Forderung, die Klimagerechtigkeit mit Priorität zu behandeln. Sie haben ihre tiefe Bestürzung über diese Entwicklung geäußert, die sich gegen alle globalen Verpflichtungen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels richtet.