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ÖRK gratuliert Welternährungsprogramm zum Friedensnobelpreis

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) begrüßt und lobt die Entscheidung, den Friedensnobelpreis 2020 an das Welternährungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen zu verleihen. „Wir danken der Leitung und jeder einzelnen Mitarbeiterin, jedem einzelnen Mitarbeiter des Welternährungsprogramms für ihr Engagement und gratulieren ihnen allen“, sagte Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, der Interims-Generalsekretärs des ÖRK. „Bei dieser multilateralen Organisation, die in unserer heutigen Welt unentbehrlich ist, arbeiten viele äußert engagierte Menschen und das zum Teil in den abgelegensten und unsichersten Regionen der Welt, die von Konflikten, Klimakatastrophen und Wirtschaftskrisen gebeutelt sind.“

WCC congratulates World Food Programme on receiving Nobel Peace Prize

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed and celebrated the award of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Programme. “We express our gratitude and congratulations to the leadership and each staff member of the World Food Programme,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, WCC interim general secretary. “This vital multilateral organisation comprises many dedicated people, working in the remotest and most vulnerable regions of the world, affected by conflict, climate catastrophe and economic crises.”

El CMI felicita al Programa Mundial de Alimentos por el Premio Nobel de la Paz

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) celebró la concesión del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2020 al Programa Mundial de Alimentos de las Naciones Unidas. “Queremos agradecer y felicitar a los dirigentes del Programa Mundial de Alimentos y a cada miembro de su personal”, dijo el Rev. Dr. Ioan Sauca, secretario general interino del CMI. “Esta vital organización multilateral está integrada por muchas personas que trabajan con gran dedicación en las regiones más remotas y vulnerables del mundo, afectadas por conflictos, catástrofes climáticas y crisis económicas”.

Webinar explores "Reconnecting in faith with creation, land and water”

A 28 July World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar entitled "Reconnecting in faith with creation, land and water” explored the ways in which we tie our faith to living responsibly on earth. Participants explored together why and how a sustainable future must be based on the interdependency of the whole creation, not an anthropocentric understanding in which human beings are the dominant species.

Martin Khor Kok Peng, “friend of the poor,” passes away

It is with deep sadness that the global ecumenical movement marks the passing away of Martin Khor Kok Peng on 1 April. An economist trained at Cambridge University and the University Sains Malaysia, Martin Khor had led the civil society movement in Malaysia and internationally for decades, on issues of economic, ecological and health justice, founding and leading several key organisations and mentoring various leaders around the world.

Eco-School promotes blue communities, green churches

Dr Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia, addressed young people attending an Eco-School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, noting that large numbers of people in Asia don’t have access to safe drinking water.

WCC Eco-School begins in Thailand

Twenty-seven young people from 11 countries across Asia officially began the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The school will run from 4-17 November, exploring water, food, and climate justice.