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Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, and Dr Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group, discussed possible collaborative actions to end extreme poverty during a meeting in Washington, D.C., on 4 May.

El Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del CMI, y el Dr. Jim Yong Kim, residente del GBM, discutieron las posibles medidas para erradicar la pobreza extrema que podrían adoptarse de manera colaborativa en una reunión que tuvo lugar en Washington D.C. el pasado 4 de mayo.

Le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, et Jim Yong Kim, président du Groupe de la Banque mondiale, se sont entretenus au sujet d’éventuelles collaborations en vue de mettre fin à l’extrême pauvreté, à l’occasion d’une rencontre qui s’est tenue à Washington le 4 mai.

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, this week invited 20 of its major partners from the private sector and civil society to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The WCC general secretary represented faith based-organizations at a high-level breakfast in New York hosted by the UN agency.

Indigenous peoples have a role to play in the struggle against climate change, indigenous faith leaders said during a panel at the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change held at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City.

Los pueblos indígenas tienen un papel que desempeñar en la lucha contra el cambio climático, dijeron los líderes religiosos indígenas durante un panel en la Cumbre Interreligiosa sobre el Cambio Climático celebrada en el Centro de la Iglesia para las Naciones Unidas en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Os povos indígenas têm um papel importante a desempenhar na luta contra as mudanças climáticas, declararam líderes religiosos indígenas durante um painel da Conferência Inter-religiosa sobre Mudanças Climáticas, relizado no Centro de Igrejas para as Nações Unidas, em Nova Iorque.

Although climate change is often thought of as something external to an individual person, it is interwoven with personal spirituality, as well. This was the conclusion of a panel of three faith leaders during a session at the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change held on 22 September.

Two phoenix sculptures hung suspended from the ceiling, their bodies dotted with lights and their tail feathers unfurling above the heads of the faith leaders and adherents who gathered in the Cathedral of St John the Divine for an interfaith service on 21 September in New York.

Während am 21. September mehrere hunderttausend Menschen die Strassen von New York überfluteten, um zum Handeln gegen den Klimawandel aufzurufen, unterzeichneten 30 führende Vertreterinnen und Vertreter von neun Glaubensgemeinschaften eine Erklärung mit der Forderung nach konkreten Maßnahmen zu Senkung der Kohlenstoff-Emissionen.

기후변화에 관한 대응을 촉구하는 대규모 거리행진이 지난 9월 21일 뉴욕에서 열린 가운데 9개 종교를 대표하는 30명의 종교 지도자들이 탄소배출 억제를 위한 구체적인 행동을 촉구하는 선언문에 서명했다.

Mientras cientos de miles de personas inundaron las calles de la ciudad de Nueva York el 21 de septiembre en una marcha por la acción sobre el cambio climático, 30 líderes religiosos que representan nueve religiones firmaron sus nombres a una declaración llamando a acciones concretas para reducir las emisiones de carbono.

Tandis que des centaines de milliers de gens défilaient dans les rues de New York pour réclamer des mesures face aux changements climatiques, trente dignitaires représentant neuf religions apposaient leur nom à une déclaration appelant à agir concrètement pour limiter les émissions de carbone.

Enquanto mais de 300 mil pessoas participavam, no dia 21 de setembro, da manifestação sobre mudanças climáticas pelas ruas de Nova Iorque, 30 líderes de nove religiões assinavam uma declaração que pede ações concretas para a diminuição de emissões de carbono.

“If we are to respond to the ecological crisis in a responsible and substantial way, we must move beyond mere talk to practical action,” said Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in an official message to the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change to be held this week in New York City.

Invoking prayers for creation, eco-justice and peace with the earth, Time for Creation, a Christian global event, is observed worldwide by many member churches of the WCC. This year, the Council has invited a focus on the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace” – a call issued by the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea in 2013.

Im Kontext von Spannungen, die oft durch religiöse Überzeugungen angeheizt werden, haben sich junge christliche, muslimische und jüdische Gläubige zu einer multireligiösen Gemeinschaft zusammengeschlossen. Im Rahmen des interreligiösen Sommerkurses, der vom ÖRK gefördert wird, will sich diese Gruppe gemeinsam für die Bewahrung der Schöpfung engagieren, ein Anliegen, das ihrer Meinung nach allen Glaubenstraditionen gemein ist.

Amidst the reality of tensions often fueled by religions, a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish youth has formed a multi-faith community. As part of an interfaith summer course sponsored by the WCC, this community wants to work for the protection of creation – a concern they say is common to all faith traditions.

En un contexto de tensiones muchas veces relacionadas con los distintos grupos religiosos, un grupo de jóvenes cristianos, musulmanes y judíos ha creado una comunidad interreligiosa. En el marco del curso de verano "Construyendo una comunidad interreligiosa" organizado por el CMI, este grupo tiene el propósito de trabajar para el cuidado de la Creación, una preocupación que comparten todas las tradiciones religiosas.

Sur fond de tensions internationales souvent alimentées par les religions, un groupe composé de jeunes chrétiens, musulmans et juifs a constitué une communauté multireligieuse. Dans le cadre d'un cours d'été interreligieux organisé sous l'égide du COE, cette communauté veut œuvrer à la protection de la création, une préoccupation qui, selon eux, est partagée par toutes les traditions religieuses.