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Shamsa Abubakar Fadhil, a recipient of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, is a household name in peace building and community mobilisation in the Kenyan coastal region.

Die Israelin Hanna Barag nennt sich selbst „Menschenrechtsdiplomatin" und arbeitet für die Organisation Machsom Watch. Sie beobachtet seit Jahrzehnten, wie die palästinensische Bevölkerung an den Checkpoints behandelt wird, und nennt es – schlicht in einem Wort – „entmenschlichend".

Hanna Barag, an Israeli woman who has described herself as a “human rights diplomat” for the organization Machsom Watch, has spent decades observing what happens to Palestinians at checkpoints, and it’s—in a word—“de-humanizing,” she says.

As South Sudan readied to welcome visiting world Christian leaders, church officials in the country articulated a range of expectations, including a strong call for peace and reconciliation.

Can ecumenical peacebuilding guide the way towards shared interests in the Russia-Ukraine war, which exemplifies the clash of fundamentally different value systems, ethical frameworks, and historical narratives? Peter Prove, director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs reflects on the issue in the inaugural edition of Geneva Policy Outlook, a new online publication.

A group of Ecumenical Accompaniers completed their service in Palestine and Israel, handing their ministry over to the next wave, and celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the same time.

The Interfaith Alliance, based in the USA, has published a new report, ““Big Tech, Hate, and Religious Freedom Online,” that works to educate people about the uniquely damaging impact of bigotry and hate.

1919 hat Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs, der damalige Militärgouverneur von Jerusalem, die drei armenischen Familien Balian, Krarakeshian und Ohanessian nach Jerusalem geholt, um die aus dem 16. Jahrhundert stammenden Fliesenornamente des Felsendoms in der al-Aqsa-Moschee zu restaurieren.

In 1919, three Armenian families—the Balian, Karakeshian, and Ohanessian families—were brought to Jerusalem by Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs, then military governor of Jerusalem, to renovate the 16th century tiles at the Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque. 

Die 26 Jahre alte Samyah* hat keinen Personalausweis – weder einen israelischen noch einen palästinensischen. Geboren im Westjordanland, hatte sie früher einen Jerusalemer Ausweis, weil ihr Vater dort lebte. Diese ID-Karte wurde ihr jedoch entzogen. Dass sie das Recht auf diese ID-Karte verloren hatte, erfuhr sie erst mit 16, als sie dachte, sie hätte die Möglichkeit, mit ihrer Schule in die Schweiz zu reisen. So konnte sie an dieser Klassenfahrt nicht teilnehmen. Seither kämpfen Samyah und ihre Familie darum, den Jerusalemer Ausweis wiederzuerlangen.

An ecumenical delegation composed of five members from the National Baptist Convention USA Inc, United Methodist Church; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and United Church of Christ attended the first session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent, a historic event that constitutes the culmination of several years of consistent advocacy.

Twenty-six-year-old Samyah* has no ID card—not Palestinian or Israeli. Born in the West Bank, she once had a Jerusalem ID card after her father but it was revoked. She found out about the revocation when she was 16 and thought had the opportunity to travel with her school to Switzerland. She could not travel. Since then, Samyah and her family have been struggling to regain her Jerusalem ID card.

Preceding the first session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (Permanent Forum), the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted, on 29 November, a webinar entitled “The New UN Forum on People of African descent: realising the promises of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action?”



 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is offering its fall edition of online week-long training workshop on, “UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Racial Justice“ from 14-18 November. This time around, the training brought together nearly 30 participants from 15 countries in the Eastern hemisphere.

Here comes the bride. Donned in a wedding gown, Ribhieh Rajabi is walking over a pile of rubble in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem. She’s surrounded by family, friends, journalists, and even strangers who came to show solidarity.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) brought together representatives of various member churches from Canada and the USA to attend meetings with UN experts on racial justice.

Located in the Flores neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires, for almost 50 years the Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants has carried out committed work in favor of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.