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In Fiji, mindset is changing amid work to prevent violence against women

Thursdays in Black grew out of women’s movements of resilience and resistance to injustice, abuse and violence. In the Pacific region, which has some of the highest recorded rates of violence against women, churches are leading conversations to change attitudes and actions. Domestic violence is prevalent throughout Fiji. According to UN Women’s Global Database on Violence against Women, almost 2 out of 3 women aged 18-64 in Fiji have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner – almost twice the global average.

The cry of the Papuans in Indonesia

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

Ein Streiter für Familienwerte, berufen von Gott

Als Kenneth Ben in den sechziger und siebziger Jahren aufwuchs, wurde am Anfang und am Ende jedes Tages ein Gebet gesprochen. Sein Vater war Pastor und hatte eine Kanzel zu Hause. Seine Eltern richteten ihr gesamtes Leben an christlichen Werten aus. Ben lernte ebenfalls früh die Bedeutung einer großen Familie kennen, zu der auch die Großeltern und andere Verwandte gehörten.

An advocate for family values, called by God

When Kenneth Ben grew up in the sixties and seventies each day started and ended with a prayer. His father, who was a pastor, had a pulpit in the home and his parents built a lifestyle around Christian values. Ben also learned early on the value of an extended family, where grandparents and relatives are included.

Un defensor de los valores familiares llamado por Dios

Cada día de la infancia de Kenneth Ben durante los años sesenta y setenta empezaba y terminaba con una oración. Su padre, que era pastor, tenía un púlpito en la casa. Tanto él como su madre construyeron un estilo de vida en torno a los valores cristianos. Ben también aprendió pronto el valor de la familia extensa, que incluye a los abuelos y otros familiares.

Un défenseur des valeurs familiales appelé par Dieu

Pendant l’enfance de Kenneth Ben, dans les années 1960 et 1970, chaque jour commençait et s’achevait par une prière. Son père, qui était pasteur, avait une chaire dans la maison, et ses parents avaient construit leur mode de vie autour de valeurs chrétiennes. Kenneth a également appris très tôt la valeur d’une famille élargie qui intègre les grands-parents et les autres membres de la famille.

Young theologian calls for revolutionary reform of mission

“Is our notion of discipleship inclusive of those who exist in the marginal spaces of our world?”, asked Adi Mariana Waqa, the keynote speaker of a plenary on the theme of mission from the margins at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).

In Fiji, “time to go beyond the reef”

At a Welcome Service on 13 August for the 2017 Annual Conference at the Centenary Methodist Church in Suva, Fiji, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered a sermon that reflected on what it means, spiritually and ecologically, to exist in deep water.

"I hit the ground running": Katalina Tahaafe-Williams

Two major crises have marked the months since the WCC called Katalina Tahaafe-Williams to work in Geneva on its migration, indigenous, and multicultural ministry programmes. When she took up the job in October, the European refugee crisis was in full flow. Then in November, terrorists attacked Paris.

Consultation considers right to food in context of climate change

As the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to a close in Paris, a consultation organized by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance of the WCC on 11 December in Quezon City, Philippines considered “The Right to Food and Life in the Context of Climate Change.”

Japanische Kirchen diskutieren über die Probleme von Minderheiten

Etwa 200 Menschen aus über 20 japanischen Kirchen und Netzwerken für die Rechte von Minderheiten sowie ausländischen Partnerkirchen und -organisationen kamen im koreanischen CVJM in Tokio zusammen, um sich zu Problemen von Minderheiten und zum Thema Mission auszutauschen.

Japanese churches discuss minority issues

Some 200 people from Japanese churches and minority right networks as well as overseas partners, gathered for an international conference on minority issues and mission at the Korean YMCA in Tokyo.

Las iglesias japonesas hablan sobre cuestiones de las minorías

Unas 200 personas de más de 20 iglesias japonesas y redes de defensa de los derechos de las minorías –así como una veintena de iglesias y organizaciones asociadas del extranjero– se dieron cita en una tercera Conferencia Internacional sobre Cuestiones de las Minorías y Misión, que tuvo lugar del 18 al 21 de noviembre en el YMCA coreano, en Tokio (Japón).

Des Églises japonaises discutent de questions relatives aux minorités

Quelque 200 personnes représentant plus de vingt Églises et réseaux d’action japonais en faveur des droits des minorités ainsi que 20 Églises partenaires et organisations de l’étranger se sont réunies pour une troisième conférence internationale sur les questions des minorités, qui s’est tenue du 18 au 21 novembre dans le bâtiment de l’ACJG coréenne à Tokyo (Japon).