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The Pacific Conference of Churches joined other nongovernmental and civic groups on the streets of Suva, Fiji, to peacefully demonstrate against Japan’s dumping of Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the ocean.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites all member churches to join a global ecumenical prayer service online on 1 September, Creation Day, which will open the Season of Creation 2023.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is holding Norway in prayer and concern after the nation was struck by the most powerful storm in a generation.

As the death toll continued to rise in the wake of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii (USA), the World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grief and solidarity with the island’s churches and communities.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical and Francophone Society on the Theology of Ecology cohosted a hybrid seminar from 5-7 July at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

50 jeunes de 24 pays ont envoyé un message d’espoir à la Conférence des Parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP 28), qui sera accueillie par les Émirats arabes unis fin 2023. Le message a été communiqué à l’occasion d'une cérémonie spéciale qui a eu lieu au cours de la deuxième édition du Forum des nouveaux artisans de la paix organisée à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey, en Suisse.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a contribué au séminaire «La justice sociale dans le monde du travail et au-delà: des valeurs communes à l’engagement et à l’action communs», lors duquel des réflexions sur la dignité du travail, la justice et la solidarité sur le lieu de travail ont été menées.

50 young people from 24 countries have sent a message of hope to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023. The message was delivered during a special ceremony during the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland.

From 2020 to 2021, more than 50 million people were displaced due to weather events and faced risks of trafficking and even death as well as discrimination based on race and gender. This finding emerged from the report of Ian Fry, special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, to the 53rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva from 19 June-14 July.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in its contribution to the seminar “Social justice in the world of work and beyond: from common values to common engagement and action,” reflected on the dignity of work, justice and solidarity in the workplace.

L’urgence climatique provoque d’ores et déjà une grave insécurité alimentaire à l’échelle mondiale. Tel est le message entendu par les membres du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) lors de la séance plénière du 23 juin. Ils et elles ont ensuite précisé que la justice climatique était un sujet qui relève en même temps de la foi et de l’action.

The climate emergency is already causing serious food insecurity on a global scale, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee heard at a plenary session on 23 June—and they added that climate justice is a matter of both faith and action.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), en collaboration avec la Fédération luthérienne mondiale (FLM), Soka Gakkai International et Brahma Kumaris, a organisé une manifestation parallèle intitulée «Concrétiser l’action climatique: soutenir un Bilan mondial robuste axé sur les droits humains et éthique» le 5 juin à Bonn, en Allemagne. L’événement a rassemblé des expert-e-s et parties prenantes dans le but de mettre l’accent sur l’importance d’intégrer les droits humains, les considérations éthiques et la justice climatique dans le prochain processus du Bilan mondial.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Soka Gakkai International, and Brahma Kumaris, convened a side event titled "Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective," on 5 June in Bohn, Germany. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to emphasize the importance of integrating human rights, ethical considerations, and climate justice into the forthcoming Global Stocktake process.

Online event on June 5 at 3 pm CEST Introduces official Season of Creation Celebration Guide with a wealth of resources for prayer, sustainability initiatives, and advocacy.