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With an intervention delivered by Max Weber, a student at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, the World Council of Churches expressed deep concern for human rights in Haiti. 

The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) has issued a statement unequivocally condemning torture against civilians in Papua, following the emergence of videos which appear to show the violent mistreatment of indigenous Papuans by members of Indonesian armed forces.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Cuba from 17-19 December to reiterate WCC support for the churches and people in Cuba.

During a consultation entitled “Papuan People Speak Up,” held 10-12 December, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove offered a message celebrating this show of unity in a time of division. 

At a Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, hosted by the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) and the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, participated as a panel speaker during a session on ““Global Challenges and Perspective for Interfaith Action” on 21 November.

Human Rights Monitor, a human rights organisation focusing on West Papua, Indonesia, has just released a report titled "Destroy Them First, Discuss Human Rights Later: An investigation of Indonesian Security Forces’ operations in Kiwirok under International Law.”

During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.

Church leaders in Papua, in a position statement directed toward government officials, said “the current situation is a human tragedy,” expressed grave concern about extrajudicial killings and other violence, and called for immediate measures for a sustainable peace.

In einem aktuellen Bericht äuβerte sich der ÖRK-Partner Human Rights Monitor extrem besorgt über die zunehmenden militärischen Operationen der indonesischen Sicherheitskräfte in Westpapua.

In a recent report, WCC partner Human Rights Monitor expressed grave concern as Indonesian security forces intensify operations in West Papua.

A Human Rights Monitor report has found that more than 60,000 internally displaced persons in West Papua remain without government aid.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Ioan Sauca, in a letter to Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed support and admiration for a resolution passed in the United Nations General Assembly that ends the blockade which harms the Cuban people.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with the Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua upon its “167 mission day anniversary celebration.”

In einem Schreiben an US-Präsident Joe Biden vom 15. Oktober haben Führungspersonen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, des ACT-Bündnisses, des Kubanischen Kirchenrats und anderer religiöser Gruppen ein Ende des seit knapp 60 Jahren bestehenden Embargos gegen das kubanische Volk gefordert, dessen humanitäre Lage katastrophal ist.

In a 15 October letter to US president Joe Biden, leaders from the World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, Council of Churches in Cuba, and other faith-based groups urged an end to nearly 60 years of embargo against the Cuban people, who are facing an appalling humanitarian situation.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat sich mit den Menschen in Haiti solidarisch erklärt und betet für die Bevölkerung und die Kirchen in Haiti, nachdem die Insel am 14. August von einem Erdbeben der Stärke 7.2 getroffen wurde. 

Die haitianische Regierung hat den Notstand ausgerufen. Mehr als 1.300 Menschen verloren ihr Leben, Tausende wurden verletzt.