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Zu diesem informellen Dialog hatten sich religiöse Autoritäten mit Delegierten von Regierungen, der Zivilgesellschaft, der akademischen Welt und der Vereinten Nationen getroffen, um über die Finanzierung von Maßnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel und die damit einhergehenden Schäden und Verluste zu reden.

At an informal dialogue, faith leaders gathered with representatives from governments, civil society, academia, and the United Nations to talk about financing adaptation, and loss and damage, related to climate change.

Am 24. September trafen sich Delegierte zahlreicher Kirchen und Organisationen weltweit zu einer ganztägigen Veranstaltung mit dem Titel: „Klimanotstand – Glaubensgestützte Organisationen wollen ambitionierteres Handeln – Niemand wird zurückgelassen“, um über ihre Rolle im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel und das menschliche Leid zu erörtern, das er bereits verursacht.

In a daylong meeting on 24 September entitled: “Climate Emergency: Faith-based Organizations Raising Ambition - Leaving No One Behind,” representatives from dozens of churches and organizations from across the world gathered to explore their role in stemming climate change and the human suffering it is already causing.

Vor dem Hintergrund der Staatenversammlung auf dem kleinen Klimagipfel der Vereinten Nationen haben das ACT-Bündnis, der Lutherische Weltbund und der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen, die zusammen weltweit 580 Millionen Menschen christlichen Glauben repräsentieren, am 23. September ihrer gemeinsamen Forderung nach Klimagerechtigkeit und sofortigem Handeln erneut Nachdruck verliehen.

As states gather at the United Nations for the Climate Action Summit, taking place on 23 September, the ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches, which together represent 580 million Christians globally, are strengthening their collective call for climate justice and immediate action.

In einer Predigt in der Marble Church in New York City am 22. September stellte der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, eine elementare, aber doch tiefgreifende Frage: „Liebst du mich?“

In a sermon at Marble Church in New York City on 22 September, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit asked an elemental yet profound question: “Do you love me?”

Von New York bis Hamburg, von Oslo bis Melbourne, von Nairobi bis Mumbai – in der ganzen Welt protestierten hunderttausende junge Menschen am 20. September friedlich beim globalen Klimastreik. Und auch der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) war mit dabei.

From New York City to Hamburg, from Oslo to Melbourne, from Nairobi to Mumbai, hundreds of thousands of young people peacefully protested climate change on 20 September - and the World Council of Churches (WCC) walked alongside them.

In an era in which places of worship have become, too often, targets for violence, United Nations officials and religious leaders gathered in New York City on 19 September to talk over plans for preventing attacks against people of faith.

During a webinar on 9 September entitled “Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination in North America,” speakers and listeners across the world explored how we define racism, and how we can create a culture of inclusive communities.

Das Engagement des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) für Abrüstung geht weiter und findet immer mehr Themen vor dem Hintergrund zunehmender Ungerechtigkeiten und Spannungen in der Welt, die den Frieden tagtäglich bedrohen.

The work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) related to disarmament continues to endure and expand, even as the world faces increasing injustice and tensions that threaten peace on a daily basis.

Members of Bread for the World’s Pan African Young Adult Network embarked on a pilgrimage to Jamestown, Virginia (USA) on 23-25 August to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved African peoples in 1619.

Rev. Nathan Day Wilson is a pastor with the Disciples of Christ in the United States and currently holds the position as director of communications at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is associate editor and columnist for the Faith and Values section of the Indianapolis Star. Wilson was a lecturer at the seminar, “Equipping each other for Christian Witness in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world”, taking place at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 5-15 August.

Gun violence in the United States, which over the last weekend alone took three dozen lives, continues to pose stark challenges for US churches.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is standing in solidarity with the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and WCC member churches in the USA as they demand an end to gun violence, racist rhetoric, and white supremacy.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is supporting a new ecumenical campaign advocating for tax justice, called the Zacchaeus Project (#ZacTAX), that was launched 11 July at the United Nations in New York City.

On 28 June, a World Council of Churches (WCC) intergenerational climate justice project was awarded the Keeling Curve Prize, a recognition for initiatives that offer solutions to reduce global warming. The WCC project supports adolescents engaging in climate justice through church-run schools, Sunday schools, and summer camps. The project stems from Churches’ Commitments to Children, a partnership between the WCC and UNICEF.