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Within the framework of the negotiations and conversations of the third cycle of the Peace Dialogue Table between the government of Colombia and the Estado Mayor Central FARC-EP, the news was received on its fourth day of sessions that President Petro approved Decree 0016 of 14 January 2024, which it extends the ceasefire with the EMC FARC-EP for six more months.

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is visiting Colombia, conveying a message of the WCC’s commitment to accompanying and supporting the nation’s peace processes.

Aa the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity opened on 18 January, the World Council of Churches staff and partners gathered in a spirit of unity to “Do good; seek justice,” the theme of this year’s special week.

In einem Schreiben an den Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen (UN) vom 13. Juli hat die zwischenkirchliche Plattform für einen Dialog für Frieden in Kolumbien, der „Diálogo Intereclesial por la Paz en Colombia“ (DiPaz), an die internationale Staatengemeinschaft appelliert, die kolumbianische Regierung dringend aufzurufen, die umfassende Umsetzung des Friedensabkommens wiederaufzunehmen und die Gesprächskanäle für die Lösung der gesellschaftlichen Probleme zu stärken.

In a 13 July letter to the United Nations Security Council, the Diálogo Intereclesial por la Paz en Colombia (DiPaz), an interchurch platform for dialogue for peace in Colombia, called on the international community to urge the Colombian government to resume the full implementation of the peace agreement and strengthen channels of dialogue to resolve societal issues.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat in einem offenen Brief am Vorabend des ersten Gipfeltreffens zwischen dem US-amerikanischen und dem russischen Präsidenten am 16. Juni in Genf mitgeteilt, dass er für ein Zeichen der Hoffnung und des Friedens bete.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with an open letter and prayer, shared its hopes for peace on the eve of the first summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, which will take place in Geneva on 16 June.

A House panel in the United States Congress advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation, commonly referred to as H.R. 40, on 15 April that would create a commission to study the issue. The “40” refers to the failed government effort to provide 40 acres (16 hectares) of land to newly freed slaves as the Civil War drew to a close.

It's the first time the House Judiciary Committee has acted on the legislation.

Speaking during a webinar hosted by the United Church of Christ, panelists from the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of churches’ involvement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).