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In a response to a letter from First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed both his appreciation for her candid reflections as well as his own pain at the ongoing and increasingly grave humanitarian consequences of the conflict.

The World Council of Churches is appalled by the escalating impact of the conflict in Ukraine on civilians – the women, men and children of Ukraine – and by what appears to be increasingly indiscriminate attacks.

Pray and act for the peace of Jerusalem: The sacred ground of Jerusalem should be protected for all people sharing the city, irrespective of religious or national identity. 

The World Council of Churches affirms and supports the appeal issued on 24 February 2022 by His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate).

On 22 February 2022, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern for the people of Ukraine amid the latest developments and escalating tensions threatening peace and security.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed deep concern about the worsening security situation in Nigeria, and the impact on the people and churches of the country.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) calls on the Palestinian Authority to investigate recent attacks on Christians in the West Bank, and to ensure justice and dignity for all citizens.  The WCC call follows two attacks last week against Christians in Nablus and Bethlehem areas.

The World Council of Churches, with its member churches throughout the world, urgently appeals for peace for the people of Ukraine.

Invited by the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches, 40 representatives of religious authorities and leaders of various Iraqi religions, congregations, and ethnic groups, came together in Beirut to follow up on recommendations of the 2017 conference held in Beirut under the title "Interfaith Consultation of Social Cohesion in Iraq", and to discuss emerging challenges and future prospects for social cohesion in Iraq.

بدعوة من مجلس الكنائس العالمي ومجلس كنائس الشرق الأوسط، اجتمع في بيروت ٤٠ شخصًا يمثّلون  مرجعيات وقادة من مختلف الأديان والمكوّنات والطوائف العراقيّة وذلك لمتابعة التوصيات الصادرة عن "مؤتمر الحوار بين الأديان حول التضامن الديني والتماسك الإجتماعي في العراق" الذي كان قد انعقد في بيروت عام ٢٠١٧ ومناقشة التحديّات المستجدّة والآفاق المستقبليّة للتماسك الإجتماعي في العراق.

by Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches

Letter to the president of France from the World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, expressing support for appeals from the Protestant Church of Kanaky-New Caledonia and other concerned partners regarding the third referendum under the Noumea Accord.

Address by Peter Prove, director of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the WCC-NCCK Consultation on peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul, 23 November 2021.

Walk the Path of the New Commandment: Keynote speech of Peter Prove, director of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the 70th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea, 22 November 2021.

Greetings of the World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to the 70th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), 22 November 2021.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed shock at the recent suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, for which the so-called ‘Islamic State’ group has reportedly claimed responsibility.

By the WCC Executive Committee, November 2021.