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The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) organized a series of meetings between church leaders from North America and United Nations experts on racial justice issues in New York City on 29-31 October.

Faith leaders and health service providers from across the globe gathered on 27 September for an interfaith prayer breakfast, to join their voices and commit their action to combat the spread of HIV and TB in children.

Die Studiengruppe zu Ekklesiologie der Kommission für Glauben und Kirchenverfassung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) traf sich mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern und Sachverständigen am Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, USA, für die Fortsetzung ihres Dialogs über neue Arten des Kircheseins.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission’s study group working on ecclesiology met at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena to continue an ongoing dialogue with representatives and experts on “new ways” of being the church.

El grupo de estudio sobre eclesiología de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reunió en el Seminario Teológico Fuller en Pasadena para proseguir el diálogo en curso con representantes y expertos sobre las “nuevas maneras” de ser iglesia.

Le groupe d’étude de la Commission de Foi et constitution du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) travaillant sur l’ecclésiologie s’est réuni au Fuller Theological Seminary, à Pasadena, afin de poursuivre un dialogue permanent avec des représentants et des experts sur les «nouvelles façons» d’être Église.

Abgesandte des Südsudanesischen Kirchenrates (SSCC) nahmen in Begleitung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in der letzten Woche in New York an einer Reihe von Gesprächen teil, um die UN-Mitgliedsstaaten und Organisationen über die aktuelle Krise zu informieren und für einen Friedensprozess zu werben.

Representatives of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) engaged in a series of meetings last week in New York, accompanied by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to inform UN member states and agencies about the current crisis and to advocate for a pathway towards peace.

Representantes del Consejo de Iglesias de Sudán del Sur (SSCC, por sus siglas en inglés) participaron en una serie de reuniones la semana pasada en Nueva York, acompañados por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), para informar a los Estados miembros y los organismos de las Naciones Unidas sobre la crisis actual y promover un camino hacia la paz.

Des représentants et représentantes du Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud (SSCC) ont participé à une série de réunions la semaine dernière à New York, aux côtés du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), pour informer les États membres et les agences de l’ONU de la crise actuelle et pour défendre un chemin de paix.

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.

Dr Ulysses Burley III is serving as a WCC delegate to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York City (CSW62), being held 12-23 March. Dr Burley, from Chicago, is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He currently serves on the WCC-Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance HIV Access to Treatment Working Group.

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.

A little more than a year ago Rev. Stacey Duensing went on a trip to Israel-Palestine together with her denomination, the Reformed Church in America. She returned home to the United States with a different perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A perspective she wanted to share with a broader public audience.

The Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes will take place in the Vienna International Center, United Nations Office in Vienna, from 13-15 February 2018.

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”.

خلال حفل استقبال في مقر اليونيسيف في مدينة نيويورك يوم 22 يناير/كانون الثاني، قدّم الدكتور/ القسّ "أولاف تفايت فيكس" نظرته المسكونية بشأن الهجرة والاندماج والعدل.

Mit seiner Rede anlässlich eines von UNICEF ausgerichteten Empfangs am 22. Januar hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, seine ökumenische Sicht auf Themen wie Migration, Inklusion und Gerechtigkeit beschrieben.

Speaking at a reception hosted by UNICEF on 22 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered an ecumenical vision on migration, inclusion and justice.