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The WCC, along with the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights; Franciscans International; and Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University organised a public panel discussion on climate change and human rights from the perspective of ethics, spirituality and justice on 13 February at UN office in Geneva.

El CMI, junto con el Foro Interreligioso de Ginebra sobre el Cambio Climático, el Medio Ambiente y los Derechos Humanos; Franciscans International y la Universidad Espiritual Mundial Brahma Kumaris (BKSWU), organizó un debate público sobre el cambio climático y los derechos humanos desde la perspectiva de la ética, la espiritualidad y la justicia, el 13 de febrero en la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

Le COE a co-organisé avec le Forum interconfessionnel de Genève sur les changements climatiques, l’environnement et les droits de la personne, Franciscans International et l’Académie spirituelle mondiale des Brahma Kumaris une table ronde sur les changements climatiques et les droits de la personne du point de vue de l’éthique, de la spiritualité et de la justice qui s’est tenue le 13 février 2017 au siège de l’ONU à Genève.

Während der Teilnahme am Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos vom 17. bis 20. Januar hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, die Staats- und Regierungschefs der Welt nachdrücklich aufgefordert, verantwortungsvoll gegenüber der Menschheit im Sinne von Gerechtigkeit und Frieden für alle zu handeln.

While participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from 17-20 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit urged the world’s leaders to be accountable to humanity for the sake of justice and peace for all.

Durante su participación en el Foro Económico Mundial en Davos (Suiza), del 17 al 20 de enero, el Secretario General del CMI, el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, instó a los líderes del mundo a rendir cuentas a la humanidad en aras de la justicia y la paz para todos.

Lors de sa participation au Forum économique mondial de Davos (Suisse), qui s’est déroulé du 17 au 20 janvier 2017, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, a exhorté les dirigeants du monde entier à rendre des comptes à l’humanité au profit de la justice et de la paix pour tous.

Speaking at a peace vigil on the evening of 16 January in support of International Bridges for Justice, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit described the life-giving environment of justice, and its role in faith.

When the WCC joined the Blue Communities Project on 25 October, water and eco-justice advocates from around the world offered congratulations, while at the same time urging WCC member churches to join the quest for global water and sanitation rights.

Green Cross International has launched a new edition of The Future We Want photo exhibition for 2016 at the United Nations in Geneva. It features a number of its new partner organizations from around the world, including the WCC.

Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der römisch-katholischen Kirche und des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen gehen neue Wege der Zusammenarbeit bei den dringendsten Problemen unserer Zeit.

Roman Catholic and WCC representatives are forging new ways of working together on today’s most pressing issues.

Representantes de la Iglesia Católica Romana y del CMI están creando nuevas maneras de colaborar en torno a los problemas más urgentes de nuestro tiempo.

Les représentants et représentantes du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et de l’Église catholique romaine élaborent de nouvelles façons de travailler en commun sur les problèmes contemporains les plus urgents.

Speaking at a book launch on 9 September linked with the meeting of the Globethics.net consortium committee at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Professor Dietrich Werner challenged churches and related religious bodies to respond to today’s environmental crisis by answering the question “How can we make our impact felt?”

Receiving the news that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson as president of the newly created dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the WCC expressed expectation to cooperation with the new structure, as it relates to several dimensions of work and cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church worldwide.

On 8 February, the WCC convened a strategy meeting between principals and senior staff of the ACT Alliance, Anglican Alliance, Caritas Internationalis, Globethics, Lutheran World Federation and WCC, to discuss communication and collaboration in policy engagement, advocacy and action.

Implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change sharpened discussion of the 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si’ at a UN conference initiated by the Holy See and several permanent missions to the UN on 15 January in Geneva. Among the presenters were the president of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, the apostolic nuncio to the United Nations and the WCC general secretary.

WCC Communication has put together a comprehensive kit to offer to the media. It highlights basic information about high-level church leaders and experts from every continent and from several partner organizations attending COP21 who are able to speak about climate change from the perspective of faith communities.

A new online collection of church and ecumenical statements on bioethics and biotechnology has been launched by the global ethics network Globethics.net, developed in collaboration with the World Council of Churches. The collection contains more than 250 documents from ecumenical organizations, and Orthodox, Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions.