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Reflections by Clare Amos*

Member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Canada join hands with faith leaders, politicians and civil society actors to stress a

Susan Lea Smith is a water justice activist and an environmental and natural resources law professor at the Willamette University in the United States. She shares her concern over the water crisis and the unjust distribution of water in the world, as well as efforts made to address this issue from a rights based perspective in her country.

David Weaver, senior advisor for Global Advocacy at Church World Service in the United States shares about the Mwingi Water for All Project, and how it is attempting to contribute to water justice. He was participating in a Global Forum of the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) of the World Council of Churches (WCC), which took place from 25-27 October in Nairobi, Kenya.

At an interfaith gathering in Assisi, called by Pope Benedict XVI, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said, “The cross is not for crusades but a sign of God’s love embracing everybody”.  He praised the role of “young change makers” in pursuit of peace and called faith leaders to engage in dialogue by addressing conflicts and accepting “the other”.

"Greed and Global Economics" is the theme of the latest issue of Ecumenical Review. In view of the current economic, financial and ecological crises, theologians, economists, an ethicist, and an historian provide an analysis of the issues of economic justice and structural greed.

Dr Rommel F. Linatoc reflected on the issues of water and sanitation from an ecumenical perspective in the Philippines, speaking in an interview at the Global Forum of the Ecumenical Water Network. The theme of the forum, which took place from 25-27 October in Nairobi, Kenya, was "Like a tree planted by the water".

When the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit attends a day of prayer for peace in Assisi, Italy on 27 October, he will be accompanied by Clare Amos of the Church of England the new WCC programme executive for inter-religious dialogue and cooperation.

By Jonathan Frerichs (*)

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) unterstützt die ägyptischen Christen in ihren Bemühungen um Gerechtigkeit, ihrer Ablehnung von Gewalt und den Dialoginitiativen, die sie nach den schweren Zusammenstößen zwischen friedlichen Demonstranten und der Armee am 9. Oktober in Kairo ergreifen. In diesen gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen, die zu einer Zeit stattfanden, in der das Land sich auf die Rückkehr zur Demokratie vorbereitet, verloren 25 Menschen, vor allem koptische Christen, ihr Leben.

With the rise of religious fundamentalism and religious extremism in the world, as well as recently emerging tensions in India over the issues of conversions, a genuine need exists to review Christian -Hindu relationships afresh, according to the participants of a consultation organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on Christian self-understanding in the context of Hindu religion.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) supports Egyptian Christians in their quest for justice, rejection of violence and initiatives for dialogue in the wake of 9 October clashes between peaceful protestors and the army in Cairo which resulted in 25 people dead, mostly Coptic Christians, while the country was preparing to return to democracy.

Nach den offiziellen Statistiken gibt es in Kolumbien 3 Millionen Menschen, die während des langjährigen bewaffneten Konflikts in ihrer Heimat von ihrem Land und Eigentum vertrieben wurden. Menschenrechtsorganisationen beziffern die Zahl der „Vertriebenen“ jedoch auf knapp 5 Millionen.

Während seines jüngsten Besuchs in Indonesien bekundete der Vorsitzende des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Walter Altmann, den Mitgliedern der Indonesischen Christlichen Kirche (GKI) in der westjavanesischen Stadt Bogor, die an der Ausübung ihres gottesdienstlichen Lebens gehindert werden, die Solidarität der weltweiten Gemeinschaft der ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen.

During his recent visit to Pakistan, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit urged for the protection of religious minorities and the need for the state to take necessary measures against religious intolerance.

On 28 September, the Tuvalu government declared Tuvalu to be in a state of emergency due to water shortage - the result of a five-month drought in the Pacific Island nation.

Reflecting on the socio-political situation of Christians in Pakistan, the World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit finds God in difficult situations and explores the mission of the church in the country’s special context. He was speaking at a mission consultation organized by the Church of Pakistan on 9 October in Lahore.

After a meeting with Ricardo Patiño, minister of Foreign Affair, Trade and Integration of Ecuador, World Council of Churches (WCC) officials call the Yasuni Ishpingo Tambococha Tiputini (ITT) initiative of the Ecuador government a courageous model of development.

Official statistics indicate the existence of three million people who were pushed away from their land and property in Colombia due to armed conflict that has taken place for years in the country. Human rights organizations claim, however, that the number of "displaced people" is actually close to 5 million people.

„Das Tempo, in dem du läufst, hängt davon ab, was dich verfolgt.“ Eines von Ezra Chitandos liebsten afrikanischen Sprichwörtern umschreibt zugleich seine Überzeugungen im Blick auf das langfristige Engagement der Kirche bei der Bewältigung HIV-bezogener Herausforderungen.