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Are we in a time when the message of the threats of climate change is on its way to sink into our shared consciousness? After being active in the climate debates in the ecumenical and interreligious discussions and advocacy work with not so much of a visible impact on policies and action I am wondering if we are getting closer to the point where we should have been 20 years ago. A point that says that humanity needs to choose another way if we are going to secure a decent future for coming generations and to save ecosystems and peoples opportunities to have a good and peaceful life together.

An invitation to congregations, communities and churches to discuss a 5-step programme to change the way we deal with the economy and our ecological surroundings.

An invitation to congregations, communities and churches to discuss a 5-step programme to change the way we deal with the economy and our ecological surroundings.

The Church: Towards a Common Vision, Chinese translation

The concept note and provisional programme of the NIFEA Workshop on Just Taxation and Reparations, 16-20 March 2019 (arrival on 16th and departure on 20th), Durban, South Africa.

Biographic information of the moderators and speakers of the 5th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religions and Faith-Based Organisations in International Affairs (29 January 2019)

Tuesday, 29 January 2019: the 5th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs will focus on financing for sustainable development and build on this vision of an economy of life as the flourishing of all life.

Your signature will be handed over to world leaders on 20 November 2019 -- the 30th Anniversary of
the Convention on the Rights of the Child– calling on them to commit to fulfilling the rights of every
child now and for future generations.

Booklet for Walk of Peace in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23 August 2018

Information booklet for Youth Pilgrimage in Amsterdam, August 2018

A segunda edição da Eco-School do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI) sobre Água, Alimentação e Justiça Climática será realizada de 1 a 12 de novembro de 2018 em San Salvador, El Salvador.

A Eco-School 2018 será realizada em El Salvador, de 1 a 12 de novembro. Esta atividade destina-se a motivar e preparar os jovens para contribuir com o trabalho das igrejas em nível regional e local em questões relacionadas a água, alimentação, nutrição, saúde e mudança climática para um futuro sustentável.

A segunda edição da Eco-School do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI) sobre Água, Alimentação e Justiça Climática será realizada de 1 a 12 de novembro de 2018 em San Salvador, El Salvador. Este ano, a atividade terá enfoque especial na América Latina e no Caribe. As inscrições estão abertas até 31 de agosto de 2018.

As Buddhists in some countries of the world celebrate Vesakh and others prepare to celebrate Vesakh the Office of Interreligious Dialogue of the World Council of Churches reached out to the Venerable Dhammanandha Bhikkuni, the first fully ordained female Bhikkuni in the Theravada tradition in Thailand for her reflections on Vesakh. Venerable Dhammananda, previously known as Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, was previously a Professor at Thammasat, a prestigious university in Thailand. She is currently the Abbess of Songdhamkalyani monastery in the outskirts of Bangkok. We are grateful to Ven Dhammnandha for her reflections.

The World Council of Churches 2018 menical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) invites workshop proposals for Faith Building Bridges, an interfaith pre-conference to the International AIDS Conference 2018.

Provisional programme of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life Mexico City, Mexico, 19 August – 31 August 2018.

Participant guidelines of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life Mexico City, Mexico, 19 August – 31 August 2018.

COP23 media pack available from ecumenical groups representing half a billion Christians worldwide.

9.5 Theses for a new quest for unity and peace through Ecumenical Diakonia (In the month commemorating 500 years of Reformation, a modest contribution to our joint reflection and actions for a new transformation of the world towards unity, justice and peace, might be expressed in one-tenth the number of theses that initiated the transformation called the “Reformation”.)

The World Council of Churches, along with sister organizations in the Ecumenical Centre, is launching a sustainable mobility plan for all employees working at the Ecumenical Centre. After becoming a Blue Community in 2016, the World Council of Churches continues to pursue its commitment to responsible stewardship. This mobility guide contains tips and links to show why Geneva is the perfect place for experimenting with ways to commute differently.