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Lors d’un événement prisé et organisé hier après-midi à Stockholm, en Suède, le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau a fait un pas de plus vers la réalisation de l’objectif 6 de développement durable des Nations Unies, en rassemblant des acteurs religieux et les personnes clés du secteur Eau, assainissement et hygiène.

An ecumenical delegation composed of representatives from the Conference of European Churches and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union met in Helsinki on 12 July with Pekka Haavisto, Finnish minister of Foreign Affairs, to exchange on the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council.

Rev. Henrik Grape is the coordinator of the World Council of Churches Working Group on Climate Change.

Fifty years after its assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, decisively turned to public engagement, the WCC still seeks to engage and address issues of public concern and the common good.

Cinquante ans après son assemblée à Uppsala (Suède), qui était résolument tournée vers l’engagement public, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) continue de s’engager et de s’atteler aux questions d’intérêt public et au bien commun.

Ten years after the near-collapse of the world’s economy, what has changed? Not much, says the WCC, and certainly not enough.

Dix ans après le quasi-effondrement de l’économie mondiale, qu’est-ce qui a changé? Peu de choses, constate le COE, et certainement pas assez.

In its continuing efforts to outlaw nuclear weapons, the WCC has issued public support for French Polynesia’s petition to the UN for redress for ongoing effects of nuclear testing there.

Dans le cadre de ses efforts renouvelés pour interdire les armes nucléaires, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises a déclaré publiquement soutenir la pétition de la Polynésie française adressée aux Nations Unies demandant réparation pour les effets persistants des essais nucléaires qui s’y sont produits.

Citing the latest studies from the United Nations, the WCC has sounded the alarm about immediate measures needed to prevent or mitigate the worst damage from climate change.

Citant les dernières études des Nations Unies, le COE a tiré la sonnette d’alarme concernant les mesures à prendre immédiatement pour éviter ou atténuer les pires incidences des changements climatiques.

“We look forward to working closely with you in the fulfillment of people’s hopes and needs worldwide to the glory of the one God”, said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in a message of greeting to Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, elected moderator of the governing board of ACT Alliance, on 31 October, in Uppsala, Sweden.

«Nous nous réjouissons de travailler en étroite collaboration avec vous pour répondre aux espoirs et aux besoins des personnes du monde entier dans la gloire du seul Dieu», déclare le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) dans un message de salutation adressé à Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, élue présidente du Comité directeur d’ACT Alliance le 31 octobre à Uppsala, Suède.

Thirty years ago, the founders of the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women were searching for ways to not only help women across the globe seek justice but also highlight their contributions to churches and the world.

Il y a trente ans, l’équipe fondatrice de la Décennie œcuménique des Églises solidaires des femmes cherchait des moyens non seulement d’aider les femmes de toute la planète à réclamer justice, mais aussi de mettre en exergue ce qu’elles apportaient aux Églises et au monde.

Three weeks have now passed since this year’s edition of the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden was wrapped up and delegates from all over the world headed home, inspired to “float” the issues, as the WCC Ecumenical Water Network chairperson, Bishop Arnold Temple from Sierra Leone, put it.

“Water is a gift of God, a gift of creation, and it is necessary for survival,” said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, introducing through a video message a World Water Week public showcase on “Water and Faith: Acting in Partnership to achieve SDG 6” in Stockholm, Sweden.

On Thursday, 30 August, the World Council of Churches will co-organize a showcase at the World Water Week in Stockholm in partnership with Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Global Water partnership (GWP), Church of Sweden, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Swedish Institute Alexandria (SIA), where high level faith leaders and water management experts will gather to share wisdom and perspectives on one of today’s most urgent environmental issues: How to ensure access to safe drinking water resources throughout the world.

A “Water and Faith” day will be held on 30 August in Stockholm, Sweden, offering many opportunities to explore how faith-based groups can act in partnership with the public and private sectors to achieve water justice for all people.

A conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland under the theme “Just Peace with Earth” was offered in conjunction with the Arctic Assembly, the largest annual international gathering focused on the future of the Arctic held Oct. 13-15.