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The third meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) is underway in New York City from 21-23 April.

On 19 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed recent initiatives to establish meaningful and constructive dialogue between the United States of America and North Korea.

A wide-ranging group of evangelical leaders and pastors from the USA released a joint call on 27 March for Christians everywhere to pray for peace on the Korean peninsula.

Aux États-Unis, des pasteurs et des responsables évangéliques de divers horizons ont publié le 27 mars un appel commun aux chrétiens et chrétiennes du monde entier les invitant à prier en faveur de la paix dans la péninsule coréenne.

Traveling from Tanzania, Esther Ngulwa brought a sense of hope regarding gender equality as she spoke on 10 March, two days before the start of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) in New York City.

The World Council of Churches welcomed historic meetings on 5-6 March between a South Korean special envoy delegation and North Korean leadership in Pyongyang, the first high-level direct talks between the two Koreas in more than a decade.

On 22 January, the World Council of Churches, together with the ACT Alliance, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect, and the UN Inter-Agency Task Force with Faith Based Organizations, co-organized the Fourth Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in International Affairs with the theme “Perspectives on migration: displacement and marginalization, inclusion and justice”.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and a WCC delegation are visiting member churches in China from 7-16 January.

In a brief interview, Tveit describes the joy of uniting with the China Christian Council to begin celebration of the WCC’s 70th anniversary.

Le pasteur Olaf Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général, et une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), rendent visite aux Églises membres en Chine, du 7 au 16 janvier.

Au cours d’une brève interview, il dit sa joie d’avoir pu ouvrir en commun avec le Conseil chrétien de Chine les célébrations du 70ème anniversaire du COE.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and a WCC delegation will visit member churches in China 7-16 January. The historic visit will begin the celebration of the WCC’s 70th anniversary. The WCC delegation, in addition to Tveit, includes WCC Asia president Dr Sang Chang and Rev. Dr Peniel Rajkumar, WCC programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, accompagné d’une délégation du COE, effectuera une visite en Chine du 7 au 16 janvier. Cette visite mémorable marquera le début des célébrations du 70ème anniversaire du COE.

Meeting the Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is humbling. Sharing their stories is a challenge. Travelling to Oslo in Norway on 9-10 December, more than 20 Hibakusha joined celebrations of ICAN receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. May we remember them well, with dignity and respect.

Amid continuing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Christians in Seoul are hoping the fragile light of candles will illumine a path to peace. Along with Christian groups around the world, they are holding candlelight vigils for peace during the season of Advent.

In an official ceremony on 10 December that reflected a lifetime of work for many peacemakers, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) executive director Beatrice Fihn joined the world in celebration but also sent a clear message: there is still a lot of work to do.

Le 10 décembre, lors d'une cérémonie officielle venant récompenser le travail de nombreux artisans de la paix, la directrice de la Campagne internationale pour l'abolition des armes nucléaires (ICAN), Beatrice Fihn, a souhaité envoyer un message clair : il reste encore beaucoup à faire.

Amid continuing tension and conflict on the Korean Peninsula that threatens peace and the security of the Korean people, the World Council of Churches (WCC) called its member churches to participate in “A Light of Peace” campaign during Advent.

Dans un contexte de tension et de conflit permanents qui menace la paix et la sécurité du peuple coréen dans la péninsule, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a appelé ses membres à participer à la campagne «Une lumière de paix» au cours de l’Avent.

While celebrating new steps taken towards global elimination of nuclear weapons, the WCC Executive Committee also fears the cycle of confrontation on the Korean peninsula might slide into nuclear warfare.

Tout en célébrant les nouvelles mesures prises en vue de l'élimination des armes nucléaires dans le monde, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises craint que le cycle de confrontation sur la péninsule coréenne ne se transforme en guerre nucléaire.

In a global campaign, the WCC invites people across the globe to extend “A Light of Peace” for the Korean Peninsula and for a world free from nuclear weapons.