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WCC highlights urgent need for a robust Global Stocktake to address climate change impacts

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.

Human rights advocates celebrate democratic control of water in Nigeria

After a years-long battle against proposed water-related legislation in Nigeria that had high potential for privatizing water, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network in Nigeria celebrated the defeat of the proposed law, and pledged to continue to protect water as a human right.

Von Uexkull, da Right Livelihood, quer que o evento de reflorestamento organizado pelo CMI estimule o movimento global

A Right Livelihood é conhecida por seus prêmios, às vezes vistos como prêmios Nobel alternativos, mas ganhou destaque diferente quando se uniu ao Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI) em uma missão para criar um movimento global a fim de reflorestar a terra. Ole von Uexkull, diretor executivo da Right Livelihood, com sede em Genebra, falou na reunião de 12 de maio intitulada "Cuidar da Terra, Transformar Vidas: Elos entre Fé e Regeneração Natural.”

Right Livelihood's von Uexkull wants WCC-hosted re-greening event to spur global movement

Right Livelihood is known for its awards, sometimes viewed as alternative Nobel prizes, but it came to different prominence when it teamed up with the World Council of Churches (WCC) on a quest to create a global movement to re-green the earth. Ole von Uexkull, executive director of Right Livelihood, based in Geneva, spoke at the 12 May meeting titled Caring for the Earth, Transforming Lives: Linking Faith & Natural Regeneration.”

Applications invited for WCC Eco-School for Europe and North America region

The fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food, and Climate Justice, will be held 24-31 July in Crete, Greece. Convening in-person in the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the Europe and  North America region only.