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Una consulta interreligiosa celebrada del 12 al 16 de diciembre en Beirut (Líbano) brindó la oportunidad a participantes de diversas tradiciones de compartir sus visiones para la cohesión social e interreligiosa en Iraq, a partir del contexto actual y vislumbrando el camino a seguir.

An interfaith consultation held 12-16 December in Beirut, Lebanon, offered the chance for participants from different traditions to share their vision for social and religious cohesion in Iraq, assessing the current context and envisioning the way forward.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en una declaración pública expresó su grave preocupación por los recientes acontecimientos en Palestina e Israel que indican “un deterioro de la situación en la región, emblemática de las múltiples formas en que la continua ocupación militar de los territorios palestinos impiden que se logre una paz justa entre los pueblos de la Tierra Santa, deterioro que se vio agravado por la pandemia de la COVID-19 y las respuestas a la misma que redundaron en más restricciones del espacio de acción de la sociedad civil en la región”.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, expressed grave concern over recent developments in Palestine and Israel, which indicate “a deteriorating situation in the region, emblematic of the many ways in which the ongoing military occupation of the Palestinian territories obstructs achieving a just peace among the people of the Holy Land, and compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it which have resulted in further restrictions on the space for civil society action in the region.”

As the 2021 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel approaches, the World Council of Churches invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land.

With families in East Jerusalem facing growing threats of forced evictions and displacement, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar on 20 September to shed light on key issues at stake, currently and historically.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed solidarity with the people and churches of Lebanon on the anniversary of the explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 people, injured thousands, and has left the whole nation still coping with the trauma and economic fallout.

The United Church of Christ, at a 14 June event entitled “UCC at the United Nations: Growing New Connections to Create a Just World for All,” explored how to strengthen global advocacy by journeying with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and other partners.

El Consejo de Iglesias de Oriente Medio, con sede en Beirut (Líbano), ha convocado al grupo de redacción de la Semana de Oración por la Unidad de los Cristianos 2022. El CMI y el Vaticano han publicado ahora el material en varios idiomas.

The Middle East Council of Churches, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has been the convener for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 drafting group. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Vatican have now published the material in several languages.

In a letter to the UN Security Council, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern over the impending expiry on 10 July of the resolution allowing cross-border humanitarian assistance to North West Syria.

Reunidos el 24 de junio como parte de la reunión del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), representantes de iglesias y organizaciones ecuménicas de Oriente Medio hicieron balance de los desafíos antiguos y nuevos de la región donde se originó el cristianismo, reflexionando sobre las contribuciones que los cristianos de Oriente Medio pueden hacer en la próxima 11ª Asamblea del CMI.

Gathered on 24 June as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, representatives from churches and ecumenical organizations in the Middle East took stock of old and new challenges in the region where Christianity itself originated, reflecting on the contributions Middle Eastern Christians can make at the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly.