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Between 17–18 May, representatives of several religious denominations, theologians, economists, and experts in development and ecumenism gathered in São Paulo, Brazil, for the 3rd Dialogue on Ethics and Economics. They aim to build a common message to G20 leaders who will meet in Argentina later this year.

Les 17 et 18 mai, les représentants de plusieurs confessions religieuses, des théologiens, des économistes et des experts en développement et en œcuménisme se sont réunis à São Paulo, au Brésil, à l’occasion du 3e Dialogue sur l’éthique et l’économie. Leur objectif est de formuler un message commun aux dirigeants du G20 qui se réuniront en Argentine dans le courant de l’année.

Under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, an international forum on modern slavery convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5-8 May. This forum, the second of kits kind, was entitled “Old Problems in the New World,” and was cosponsored by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and South America, and the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute based in Berkeley, California, USA.

Over 30 representatives of several theological institutions connected to the World Council of Churches programme of Ecumenical Theological Education (WCC-ETE) are gathered at the Faculty of Theology of the Methodist University of São Paulo, from 14-18 May, for the first Meeting on Ecumenical Theological Education of Latin America and the Caribbean in Global Dialogue.

Christians are called to take up together the challenges of peace, unity and costly discipleship the Global Christian Forum has said in a 27 April closing Message to the churches of the world sent from Bogotá, Colombia.

Les chrétiens et les chrétiennes sont appelés à relever ensemble les défis de la paix, de l’unité et de la douloureuse obéissance au Christ, a déclaré le Forum chrétien mondial (FCM) le 27 avril dans son Message final, envoyé aux Églises du monde depuis Bogotá (Colombie).

A leader in Colombia’s administration in Bogota at the third Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) praised the Christian community and religious groups for the role they have paid in the South American country’s peace process.

World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has told participants at the Global Christian Forum’s Third (GCF) Global Gathering in Bogota, Colombia that the GCF is remarkable in building trust among participants and opening ways for new forms of cooperation.

Le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, a déclaré aux participants du troisième rassemblement mondial du Forum chrétien mondial (FCM) à Bogota, en Colombie, que le FCM joue un rôle admirable dans le renouvellement de la confiance entre les participants et dans l’ouverture de nouvelles voies de coopération.

Rev. Prof. Dr Rudolf von Sinner, professor of Systematic Theology, Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue as well as moderator of World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Education and Formation Commission, offered a public lecture on 13 April at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva as part of the WCC’s ongoing observance of its 70th anniversary this year.

Members and partners of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) at the Alternative World Water Forum (Forum Alternativo Mundial da Agua or FAMA, in Portuguese) ratified the “Ecumenical declaration on water as a human right and a public good,” originally released 13 years ago.

À l'occasion du Forum alternatif mondial de l'eau (Forum Alternativo Mundial da Agua ou FAMA, en portugais), membres et partenaires du Réseau œcuménique de l'eau (ROE) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont ratifié la «Déclaration œcuménique sur l'eau comme droit de l'homme et bien public», initialement publiée il y a 13 ans.

As the 8th World Water Forum (WWF) unfolds in Brasilia, Brazil, the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) is taking part in a series of activities to challenge the corporate takeover of water bodies around the world.

Tandis que le 8ᵉ Forum mondial de l’eau se déroule actuellement à Brasilia, au Brésil, le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau (ROE) du COE prend part à une série d’activités visant à contester la mainmise des grandes entreprises sur les étendues d’eau à travers le monde.

"Churches can play a fundamental role in building peace in Colombia," said Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos, on 28 February, during his keynote speech at a public forum promoted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), in Cartagena, Colombia.

« Les Églises peuvent jouer un rôle fondamental dans l’établissement de la paix en Colombie », a déclaré le président colombien Juan Manuel Santos lors de l’important discours qu’il a tenu, le 28 février, à l’occasion d’un forum public organisé par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), à Cartagena, en Colombie.

A delegation from the Oikotree movement travelled to Colombia from 2 to 5 February. Oikotree is a faith-based network initiated by the WCC, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and Council of World Mission that seeks to promote justice in the economy and ecology.

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network began the 2018 edition of its annual Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water” in Bogota, Colombia, on 14 February. WCC leaders, members of WCC Reference Group of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, and local churches participated in a ceremony at La Giralda, headquarters of the Colombian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Le Réseau œcuménique de l'eau du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (ROE-COE) a lancé l’édition 2018 de sa campagne annuelle de carême «Sept semaines pour l’eau» à Bogota (Colombie) le 14 février.

Expressing solidarity with the people of Colombia and searching for clearer understanding of the country’s complex humanitarian situation, some participants of the annual meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Reference Group of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJPRG) visited the regions of Valledupar, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Chocó, Cali and Cauca on 3-5 February.