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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations. 

Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

During a visit to Angola held 21-28 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff met with local church and community leaders to discuss how preventing obstetric fistula is a matter of human rights.

The Christian Council of Nigeria extended condolences for those who lost loved ones amid violent attacks in remote villages in northern Nigeria. At least 140 were killed as assailants targeted 17 communities, burning down most houses in the area. 

Church leaders are participating in a “Consultation on Ecumenical Approaches to Peace and Stability in West Africa” from 5-8 December in Togo. The gathering is being organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the Methodist Church of Togo and the All Africa Conference of Churches Regional Office in Lomé.

En una histórica demostración de unidad, las iglesias etíopes reunidas en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey tomaron la decisión de establecer un consejo de iglesias en su país.

In einer historischen Einheitsbekundung beschlossen die äthiopischen Kirchen bei einem Treffen im Ökumenischen Institut in Bossey, in ihrem Land einen Kirchenrat zu gründen.

Dans une démonstration d’unité historique, les Églises éthiopiennes, réunies à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey, ont décidé d’établir un conseil des Églises dans leur pays.

Con el fin de reforzar la cooperación ecuménica en la respuesta humanitaria y en la construcción de la paz en Etiopía, varias delegaciones de alto nivel de las mayores iglesias etíopes se reúnen del 27 al 30 de noviembre en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey. 

Um die ökumenische Zusammenarbeit in der humanitären Hilfe und der Friedenskonsolidierung in Äthiopien auszubauen, kommen Delegationen der größten äthiopischen Kirchen vom 27. bis 30. November im Ökumenischen Institut in Bossey zusammen. 

En vue de renforcer la coopération œcuménique dans la réponse humanitaire et la consolidation de la paix en Éthiopie, des délégations de haut niveau des principales Églises éthiopiennes se réunissent du 27 au 30 novembre à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey. 

With a historic show of unity, Ethiopian churches meeting at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey made the decision to establish a council of churches in their country.

To strengthen ecumenical co-operation in humanitarian response and in peacebuilding in Ethiopia, high-level delegations from the largest Ethiopian churches are convening on 27-30 November at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.