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In a discussion with World Council of Churches (WCC) staff, Mariela Kohon, advisor to the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace - an office that reports directly to the presidency of the Republic of Colombia - shared insights into the ongoing peace dialogues in Colombia and the important role of the WCC and faith leaders.

A new book, "Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice,” authored by World Council of Churches (WCC) president from North America Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, debuted on 1 November, All Saints Day, during an online and in-person reception and awards ceremony of pan-African women of faith represented in the book. The event took place at Bread for the World (USA) in Washington, DC.

يكابد أكثر من 1.1 مليون فلسطيني للفرار من مناطق شمال غزة التي يستهدفها الجيش الإسرائيلي قبل هجوم بري مرتقب، وذلك بعد أسبوع من هجوم حماس الدموي على إسرائيل.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is standing in solidarity with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which issued a statement on 31 October condemning the Israeli military’s bombardment of the Orthodox Cultural Center in the Tel Al Hawa neighborhood of Gaza.

يدين مجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC) الهجوم على أحد المباني داخل مجمع كنيسة القديس برفيريوس للروم الأرثوذوكس في غزة.فقد انهار المبنى التابع للكنيسة، التي تعد واحدة من أقدم الكنائس في غزة، في الانفجار الذي نجم عن الضربات الصاروخية الإسرائيلية، وفقاً لبطريركية الروم الأرثوذوكس في القدس.

On 27 October Korean Theology Forum on Climate Crisis organized a conference “The Response of the WCC to the Climate Crisis and its Policy for Carbon Neutrality” for the formation of church leaders, pastors and students interested in ways to connect local activities to the global horizon. The conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Republic of Korea.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Melissa Parke, the new executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

A new guide published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) aims to raise awareness in churches and church communities of the role they can play in the prevention of the catastrophic condition of obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury usually caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely medical intervention. 

Leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), by becoming Thursdays in Black ambassadors, are acting and speaking out for a world free from rape and violence. 

أعرب مجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC) عن غضبه وصدمته إزاء الأنباء عن غارة جوية على المستشفى الأهلي في غزة. وقال الأمين العام لمجلس الكنائس العالمي القس الدكتور" جيري بيلاي": "آلاف الفلسطينيين، الذين فقدوا منازلهم، كانوا يتخذون من المستشفى الذي تديره الكنيسة الأنجليكية ملجأ لهم. ويعتبر هذا الهجوم بمثابة عقوبة جماعية، التي تُعد جريمة حرب بموجب القانون الدولي".

The World Council of Churches (WCC) stands in solidarity with the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem as they condemn Israeli airstrikes that exploded at the Orthodox Church compound of Saint Porphyrios in Gaza on 19 October. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grave concern upon reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent of a concrete request from Israeli authorities for immediate evacuation of Al Quds Hospital in Gaza.