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The WCC invites ecumenical youth to be stewards at the 2018 Central Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. With application deadline 31 January, the Stewards Programme aims to bring together a dynamic and diverse group of 20 young people from all over the world from 5-23 June 2018.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, sprach am 7. November in Genf an einem Symposium der Islamischen Weltliga zum Thema „Die Rolle der Religionen bei der Förderung des Weltfriedens“.

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on 7 November at a Muslim World League symposium in Geneva entitled “The Role of Religions on the Strengthening of World Peace.”

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat seinem Partner, der Internationalen Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen (ICAN), zur Verleihung des Friedensnobelpreises am 6. Oktober gratuliert.

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

Prompted by a commitment to care for creation, organizations in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland have joined together to develop a “Sustainable Mobility Plan” that strives for a more environmentally friendly and sustainable solution for traffic mobility and commuting.

Evangelische Pilgerinnen und Pilger treten in diesen Tagen kräftig in die Pedale. Der Rad-Pilgerweg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens führt dies- und jenseits des Rheins in 14 Tagen von Konstanz bis nach Worms.

A group of Protestant pilgrims are exercising their legs in an untypical fashion these days: by stepping in the pedals. Their 14-day Bike Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace winds along both sides of the Rhine from Constance to Worms.

Last week, young Jewish, Muslim and Christian students learned about communication and peacebuilding during a workshop at the Ecumenical Centre, all with the hope of serving as peacemakers in their own contexts. The session was led by Marianne Ejdersten, director of WCC Communication.

As young people earned an interreligious studies certificate at the World Council of Churches Bossey Institute, they completed their three-week course with unified thoughts on promoting peace. In a communique issued on 13 July, they identified themselves as Jews, Christians and Muslims - children of Abraham - with a unique openness.

Advocacy for women’s rights and the fight against gender-based violence is not only a concern for women but crucial for the whole of humanity and more men need to get involved. This was one of the key emphases at the annual advocacy training for faith-based organizations (FBOs) at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

As young people from across the world gathered for a three-week Interreligious Summer School at the World Council of Churches (WCC ) Bossey Ecumenical Institute, they heard inspiring greetings about interreligious dialogue from people who encouraged them to contribute to issues of religious pluralism and intercultural acceptance in a society based on migration and globalization.

Der Ökumenische Patriarch, Seine Allheiligkeit Bartholomäus I, hielt am 24. April im Ökumenischen Zentrum im Rahmen seines offiziellen Besuchs in der Schweiz anlässlich des 25-jährigen Jubiläums seiner Inthronisierung als Ökumenischer Patriarch und des 50. Jahrestages der Gründung des Orthodoxen Zentrums des Ökumenischen Patriarchats in Chambésy eine öffentliche Rede.

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

Am 15. März sprach der Generalsekretär des ÖRK, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, im Genfer Zentrum auf einer Veranstaltung zum Thema „Islam und Christentum, die große Konvergenz: Gemeinsam für gleiche Bürgerrechte“.

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.”

Athena Peralta is dedicated to observing and encouraging people who are defending their livelihood and defending creation across the world. “There is so much injustice in this world that it is really something beautiful to learn about and be able to accompany, even in tiny ways, struggles of communities and churches,” she said.

Der ÖRK hat die Umsetzung seiner Selbstverpflichtungen zum verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Wasser im Rahmen einer Veranstaltung im Ökumenischen Zentrum am 15. Februar gefeiert. Der ÖRK ist seit Oktober 2016 Mitglied der Blue Community. Ein Höhepunkt dieses besonderen Ereignisses war der Besuch von Dr. Maude Barlow vom kanadischen Blue Planet Project, die dem ÖRK ein „Blue Community-Zertifikat" überreichte und auf die Probleme aufmerksam machte, die durch die gedankenlose Verwendung von Einwegplastikflaschen und ihre schädlichen Auswirkungen auf das Ökosystem unseres Planeten entstehen.

The WCC celebrated implementation of its responsible water commitments in an event on 15 February in the Ecumenical Centre. The WCC became a Blue Community In October 2016. The special occasion was marked by the visit of Dr Maude Barlow from the Blue Planet Project, Canada, who awarded a “blue community certificate” to the WCC and raised awareness of the problems created by indiscriminate use of disposable plastic bottles and their negative impact on our planet’s ecosystem.

Der ÖRK organisierte gemeinsam mit dem Genfer Interreligiösen Forum zu Klimawandel, Umwelt und Menschenrechten, Franciscans International und Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University eine öffentliche Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema Klimawandel und Menschenrechte aus der Perspektive Ethik, Spiritualität und Gerechtigkeit am 13. Februar am Sitz der Vereinten Nationen in Genf.