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Tras la reciente Declaración de Panmunjom, firmada en abril por el presidente surcoreano Moon Jae-In y el presidente Kim Jung Un, de Corea del Norte (RPDC), y la cumbre de junio entre el presidente Kim con el presidente estadounidense Donald J. Trump, el Comité Central del CMI ha vuelto a valorar las perspectivas de paz en la problemática península de Corea.

In a video message viewed by more than 1, 790 000 people, leaders in various USA-based churches are urging people to “reclaim Jesus” and reject narrow nationalistic and racist ideas.

En un mensaje de vídeo visualizado por más de 800 000 personas, los líderes de varias iglesias en Estados Unidos instan a las personas a "reivindicar a Jesús" y rechazar las ideas racistas y las ideas nacionalistas radicales.

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.

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.

An ecumenical gathering and an Orthodox Holy Week liturgy on Tuesday evening, 3 April, kicked off three days of US church engagement with the persistent realities of racism in American life.

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, will address participants at this week’s “Act Now to End Racism” march and rally in Washington, D.C.

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.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit extended his congratulations to Dr Casely Essamuah, who has been selected as next secretary of the Global Christian Forum (GCF). Essamuah will take up the position on 1 July, following the retirement of Rev. Dr Larry Miller who has led the GCF for the last six years.

Charlottesville in Virginia hit world headlines in 2017 during clashes between white supremacists and neo-Nazis who attacked protestors, including clergy, calling for the removal of a controversial statue.

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.

Bishop Mary Ann Swenson has a unique position in observing and advocating for women’s rights or, as she would quickly clarify, “the fair treatment of human beings” no matter what their gender. As bishop-in-residence at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, she ministers to church members who were not only present at this week’s Golden Globe Awards – they were the nominees. And, as vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee, she is part of a global parish, traveling to communities far removed from the privilege of Hollywood, where violence occurs against women who are seen by their own communities as having no voice and no rights.

La obispa Mary Ann Swenson se encuentra en una posición única como observadora y defensora de los derechos de las mujeres o, como ella se apresuraría a aclarar, “del trato justo de los seres humanos”, sea cual sea su género. Como obispa residente de la Iglesia Metodista Unida de Hollywood, California (Estados Unidos de América), es pastora de miembros de la iglesia que, no solo estaban en la gala de los Globos de Oro, sino que estaban nominados a los premios. Y paralelamente, como vicemoderadora del Comité Central del CMI, la obispa Swenson es parte de una parroquia mundial, que viaja a comunidades muy alejadas de los privilegios de Hollywood, donde las mujeres son víctimas de la violencia y viven en comunidades donde se considera que ellas no tienen voz ni derechos.

Sit beside Bishop Mary Ann Swenson for five minutes, and you see that she is constantly nurturing people to learn more about each other, walk together, and become more unified, no matter their differences.

Si uno pasa cinco minutos con la obispa Mary Ann Swenson, podrá constatar que está constantemente alentando a las personas a aprender más las unas sobre las otras, a caminar juntas, y a mantenerse unidas sin importar sus diferencias.

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed sorrow for the lives lost and solidarity for those who are responding to a shooting on 5 November at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas (USA).

The World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA grieve with the families of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of October 1, 2017. We pray for those whose lives have been shattered by this senseless act and lift up those who will be recovering years to come.

At a “Hearing on Racism, Discrimination, Afrophobia and Xenophobia” held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 25 September, speakers reflected, lamented and, at times, simply sat in silence as they considered the experience of people of African descent in the USA.

En una “Reunión de información y debate sobre el racismo, la discriminación, la afrofobia y la xenofobia” celebrada en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra, los oradores reflexionaron, lamentaron y, en ocasiones, simplemente permanecieron sentados en silencio mientras consideraban la experiencia de los afrodescendientes en los Estados Unidos de América.