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Consultation on food and debt crisis unfolds deep theological meaning of food

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cohosted an online consultation on 12 April to address the pressing issue of the converging food and debt crises. The event invited churches, ecumenical partners, and civil society allies to come together to examine the intersections and roots of these crises, and to seek collective guidance on possible joint responses.

Online-Konsultation beschäftigt sich mit Schnittpunkten von Ernährungs- und Schuldenkrise – und möglichen Lösungen

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) wird am 12. April eine Online-Konsultation mitveranstalten, bei der es um die drängenden Probleme der konvergent verlaufenden Ernährungs- und Schuldenkrise geht. Die Veranstaltung lädt Kirchen, ökumenische Partnerinnen und Partner sowie Mitstreiterinnen und Mitstreiter aus der Zivilgesellschaft ein, gemeinsam die Schnittpunkte und Wurzeln dieser Krisen zu untersuchen und kollektive Empfehlungen für eine mögliche gemeinsame Antwort zu finden.

"Faith Community is a Blue Community” unfolds alongside UN Water Conference

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network and its partner organizations hosted a hybrid side event, “Faith Community is a ‘Blue Community,” on 22 March in conjunction with the UN Water Conference in New York City.Prof. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur, human right to water, opened the event with a video message on how this is the first time in almost 50 years that the United Nations has convened a global event to reflect on the global water crisis—a crisis that finds 2 billion people without access to clean water, and 4 billion without access to adequate sanitation.

UN water summit: how we can make a difference

It is the first UN conference on water in almost 50 years. Taking place in New York from 22-24 March 2023, the “UN 2023 Water Conference” will be a key opportunity to influence and hopefully re-shape the global water discussion. Church and civil society activists are urging affected people, human rights defenders, social movements, and concerned leaders to raise their voices.