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Is health the same for all?

To guarantee the right to health, we need to understand the meaning of health. WHO defined it in 1948 as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity wellness, but there is another definition that I like better. 

His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine visits WCC

His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 10 April at the request of the WCC general secretary, the Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, the role of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU) in working toward peace, the continued involvement of the WCC in addressing the war, and the process for membership with the WCC. 

WCC at peace dialogue table with UN Security Council in Colombia

Members of the United Nations Security Council have completed a visit to Colombia, during which they received firsthand impressions of the ongoing Colombian peace process, and participated in dialogues with many organizations, including the World Council of Churches (WCC). 

WCC condemns attacks against aid workers in southeast Ukraine

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock upon receiving the news of the deaths of two aid workers in an attack that injured three others, all from the non-governmental organization HEKS/EPER, on 1 February in southern Ukraine. 

WCC backs extension of ceasefire in Colombia

Within the framework of the negotiations and conversations of the third cycle of the Peace Dialogue Table between the government of Colombia and the Estado Mayor Central FARC-EP, the news was received on its fourth day of sessions that President Petro approved Decree 0016 of 14 January 2024, which it extends the ceasefire with the EMC FARC-EP for six more months.

ÖRK verurteilt russische Terrorkampagne gegen ukrainische Bevölkerung

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, verurteilte die anhaltende russische Terrorkampagne gegen die Menschen in der Ukraine scharf, „ein weiteres Beispiel davon sind die gestrigen Raketenangriffe auf mehrere ukrainische Städte, bei denen mindestens 30 Menschen starben und über 160 Personen verwundet wurden“, sagte er.

Le COE dénonce la campagne russe visant à terroriser le peuple ukrainien

Le pasteur Jerry Pillay, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a dénoncé la poursuite de la campagne russe visant à terroriser le peuple ukrainien, «illustrée par les attaques de missiles d’hier contre plusieurs villes ukrainiennes qui ont fait au moins 30 morts et plus de 160 blessés.»

WCC denounces Russian campaign to terrorize people of Ukraine

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the continuing Russian campaign to terrorize the people of Ukraine, “exemplified by yesterday’s missile attacks on several Ukrainian cities which resulted in at least 30 deaths and more than 160 wounded,” he said.

ÖRK-Generalsekretär spricht vor dem kolumbianischen Senat

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay tauschte am 13. Dezember mit dem kolumbianischen Senat Grüße aus und drückte seine Freude über die Rolle des ÖRK im kolumbianischen Friedensprozess aus.