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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.

The WCC has for decades been calling for a world free from nuclear weapons. As the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a WCC partner, received the Nobel Peace Prize over the weekend, WCC leaders reflected on the next steps to build on momentum toward ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

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.

En la ceremonia oficial del 10 de diciembre que reflejó una vida de trabajo para muchos pacificadores, la directora ejecutiva de la Campaña Internacional para Abolir las Armas Nucleares (ICAN, por sus siglas en inglés), Beatrice Fihn, se sumó a las celebraciones mundiales, pero envió también un mensaje claro: todavía queda mucho trabajo por hacer.

More than 3,000 peacemakers from all over the world were gathered in Oslo on 10 December to commemorate the work of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon’s (ICAN) work with banners with slogans such as: "The world must sign UN nuclear ban."

In an historic ceremony on 10 December at Oslo City Hall in Norway, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and urged the world to continue its work toward an unequivocal norm against nuclear weapons.

En una ceremonia histórica celebrada el 10 de diciembre en el Ayuntamiento de Oslo (Noruega), la Campaña Internacional para Abolir las Armas Nucleares (ICAN, por sus siglas en inglés) aceptó el Premio Nobel de la Paz e instó al mundo a seguir trabajando por una norma inequívoca contra las armas nucleares.

In a sermon at the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway on 9 December, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on peacemakers: those who create trust and foster good relations, those who try to bring out the best in us, those who attempt to solve conflicts.

En su sermón en la Iglesia de la Trinidad, en Oslo el 9 de diciembre, el secretario general del CMI reflexionó sobre los pacificadores: los que crean confianza y fomentan buenas relaciones; los que intentan sacar lo mejor de nosotros; los que tratan de resolver los conflictos.

Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway, will host a prayers for peace ecumenical service on 9 December, the same weekend the city will host the awards ceremony for the Nobel Prize.

The WCC congratulated its partner, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on 6 October.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) felicitó a su asociada, la Campaña Internacional para la Abolición de las Armas Nucleares (ICAN), por haber recibido el premio Nobel de la Paz el 6 de octubre.

For decades, the tourist industry in the Holy Land has been dominated by Israeli tour operators who rely mostly on Israeli hotel owners and land arrangement providers. Visiting Palestinian territories is seldom prioritized and excursions rarely take Palestinian perspectives into account. Most visitors are thus not provided opportunities to familiarize themselves with everyday life of the Palestinian people.

Visiting Geneva on 20-22 September, representatives of the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations and the leadership of Norwegian Church Aid dedicated time with colleagues at the WCC, the Lutheran World Federation and ACT Alliance, to explore and learn more about ecumenical work around the world.

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, offered her reflections on the concept of reformation at a seminar during St Olav’s Festival in July.

New hope for world’s tropical forests arises as the Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist leaders join indigenous forest guardians to launch global effort to end deforestation. Interfaith rainforest initiative, created by global coalition to fight escalating threats to endangered forests in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America is vital to slowing climate change.

Surgen esperanzas renovadas para los bosques tropicales del mundo al unirse líderes religiosos –cristiano, musulmán, judío, hindú, budista y taoísta– a los indígenas guardianes de los bosques para lanzar un esfuerzo mundial para acabar con la deforestación. La Iniciativa Interreligiosa para salvar los Bosques Tropicales, creada por una coalición mundial con objeto de combatir las crecientes amenazas que afectan a los bosques tropicales de África, el Sudeste Asiático y América Latina, es vital para frenar el cambio climático.

As Berit Hagen Agöy visited St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Cairo, Egypt last week, her sadness was mixed with hope.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke before the Christian Council of Norway as the council met and observed its 25th anniversary. Tveit, who was involved in the CCN at the time it was created, also helped expand and reorganize the CCN in 2006, at which time he served as its general secretary.

At the United Nations Office at Geneva on 15 March, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit joined a panel speaking on the theme “Islam and Christianity, the Great Convergence: Working jointly towards equal citizenship rights.”