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Madeline, 14, and sister Sabrine, 16, are both paralyzed in their legs. “They were paralyzed by shock. Something happened to their nervous system”, says father Mohammad. The family was caught in the crossfire in Daraa, in southern Syria. Son Louay, 3, was killed by a bomb. That’s when they decided to flee. Bombs were constantly falling during their flight.

Madeline, 14 ans, et sa sœur Sabrine, 16 ans, sont toutes les deux paralysées des jambes. «Le choc les a paralysées, explique leur père Mohammad. Quelque chose a perturbé leur système nerveux.» La famille s’est retrouvée piégée dans des tirs croisés à Daraa, dans le sud de la Syrie. Leur fils Louay, 3 ans, a été tué par une bombe. C’est à ce moment-là qu’ils ont décidé de s’enfuir. Les bombes n’ont pas cessé de pleuvoir pendant leur fuite.

IS attacked at four in the morning. In the small village of Tel Hermes, only men stayed behind to try to defend it. The elderly had also stayed behind. Now IS dragged everyone out in their pyjamas. Of around 30 men, half were killed. One of them was electrician Fouad Younan.

L’État islamique a attaqué à quatre heures du matin. À Tel Hermes, seuls les hommes sont restés pour tenter de défendre le petit village. Les personnes âgées étaient restées elles aussi. Mais l’État islamique a poussé tout le monde dehors, en pyjama. Sur une trentaine d’hommes, la moitié ont été tués. Fouad Younan, électricien, fait partie des victimes.

The WCC convened an inter-Orthodox consultation in Cyprus on 6-13 October to respond to the text “The Church: Towards a Common Vision,” a convergence document presented by the WCC Faith and Order Commission.

Le COE a organisé une consultation inter-orthodoxe à Chypre, du 6 au 13 octobre, afin de répondre au document de convergence «L'Église: vers une vision commune» présenté par la Commission de Foi et constitution du COE.

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.

Lors de sa session à Trondheim (Norvège), le Comité central du COE a élu un nouveau Comité exécutif comprenant 11 nouveaux membres.

Forty years after the Soweto uprising, leaders of churches in conflict-torn countries gathered in South Africa to study the ways of peace and reconciliation.

With a background in international conflict resolution, peace-building and reconciliation, Professor Emily Welty is uniquely suited to her role as acting moderator of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the WCC. She facilitated the commission’s work most recently during its annual meeting in Geneva from 7 through 14 March.

When Stephen Sidorak speaks about “A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace to Japan on a Matter of Life and Death” his voice rings with passion, commitment and regret along with a yearning that nuclear weapons must never be used in anger again.

Lorsque Stephen Sidorak parle d'un «pèlerinage de justice et de paix au Japon sur une question de vie ou de mort», sa voix laisse percevoir la passion, l'engagement, le regret et également le désir que jamais plus l'on ait recours à des armes nucléaires dans un revers de colère.

“The way we handle the refugee crisis, not least the settling in and integration process, will be of utmost significance, both for the attitude towards refugees and asylum seekers in the future, and for the long-term stability and sustainability of our own societies”, said Knut Vollebaek, ambassador and former Norwegian foreign minister, in his speech at the recent WCC/UN conference on Europe’s refugee crisis.

«Ces temps-ci, les pays d’Europe sont confrontés à des milliers de réfugiés qui ont fui la Syrie et d’autres pays déchirés par la guerre pour aller vers des lieux dont, en général, ils ne savent pas grand-chose. Recevoir des foules aussi importantes crée d’énormes difficultés. La manière dont nous gérons la crise des réfugiés, et tout particulièrement le processus d’installation et d’intégration, seront de la plus grande importance, tant pour ce qui est de l’attitude envers les réfugiés et les demandeurs d’asile à l’avenir que pour la stabilité et la viabilité à long terme de nos propres sociétés», a déclaré Knut Vollebaek, ambassadeur et ancien ministre norvégien des Affaires étrangères dans son discours à la conférence du COE et de l’ONU sur la crise des réfugiés en Europe qui s’est tenue à Genève les 18 et 19 janvier.

To promote open discussions on the theological and practical discourse, narrative and experiences on implications for the work of the multi-religious organizations on religion, violence and extremism, the WCC, along with the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church and the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists held a Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs.

Following the recent nuclear test conducted by North Korea, the WCC is calling on all parties involved in the current situation on the Korean peninsula – especially South Korea, North Korea, the USA, Japan and China – to “invest in initiatives to reduce tensions, to promote dialogue and to encourage negotiations for an end to the suspended state of war, and for peaceful co-existence on the Korean peninsula, rather than measures that increase the risk of catastrophic conflict“, according to WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

In an official statement issued on 12 October, the WCC has expressed grave concern over the dramatic escalation of the conflict in Syria.

Dans un communiqué officiel publié le 12 octobre, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a exprimé sa profonde préoccupation face à l’escalade dramatique du conflit en Syrie.

Reduction in and prevention of statelessness, and the protection of stateless people in the Middle East provided the focus of a workshop organized by the WCC and the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut, Lebanon.

In the wake of recent crisis with the refugees in Europe, it is “absolutely and critically necessary that all European states take their proper responsibility in terms of reception and support for people seeking refuge, safety and a better future for themselves and their families. This cannot be left only to the states where they enter first,” says the WCC general secretary.