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To raise awareness across the world for the plight of the Sudanese people due to a 12-month armed conflict, the World Council of Churches is organizing a webinar to report on the learnings during the recent visit to Sudan.

A tray lunch event at the Ecumenical Center, in Geneva, Switzerland.

An ecumenical prayer on 28 July will express love and solidarity for the churches and people of Sudan.

La oración mundial por la paz, el 22 de marzo, unirá a los cristianos para orar por la paz y promover la paz, movidos por la esperanza en un futuro mejor. 

La oración mundial por la paz, el 22 de marzo, unirá a los cristianos para orar por la paz y promover la paz, movidos por la esperanza en un futuro mejor. 

A Global Peace Prayer on 22 March will draw Christians together into prayer and advocacy for peace, and in hope for a better future. 

The WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) will meet on 2-6 November in Johannesburg and online, reviewing its work between the two WCC assemblies and preparing for the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.

World Council of Churches (WCC) in collaboration with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), ACT Alliance, Methodist Church of Great Britain (MCB) and the Council of Churches in Mozambique (CCM) convene the International Ecumenical Conference for peace and security in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

A national workshop will bring together religious leaders, people living with HIV and theologians in Tanzania.

The World Council of Churches invites you to participate in a lunchtime discussion of the impact of Cyclone Idai on Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The meeting will take place on Friday, April 5 from 12:30-14:00 in Archives of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

The World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order will hold a public consultation “Towards a Global Vision of the Church” in partnership with the Faculdade Unida de Vitória 18-22 March 2019, in Vitoria, Brazil.

The workshop will gather church leaders, church-rooted activists and experts on tax justice and reparations to with the aim of building a global ecumenical campaign for tax justice and reparations.

The Ecumenical Water Network (EWN), in collaboration with the WCC Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) and WCC’s Economic and Ecological Justice programme, is organising the second edition of the Eco-School for up to 25 young people from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the nexus between water, food and climate justice.

The Global Day of Prayer to End Famine hopes to unite ecumenical partners and faith communities all over the world as a prayerful and spiritual movement to: encourage prayer, reflection and action with information and suggestions; bring awareness regarding famine’s impact on the most vulnerable children and families and to help address its root causes; connect with church-related and other humanitarian organizations that are currently working to bring immediate relief and positive long-term change so children and families can live out God’s aspiration for a dignified, peaceful and violence-free future; help communities and congregations to uphold each other in prayer and support, by sharing experiences, challenge and solutions.

El Día Internacional de Oración para Acabar con el Hambre aspira a reunir a los asociados ecuménicos y comunidades religiosas de todo el mundo, y ser un movimiento espiritual de oración para: Alentar a la oración, la reflexión y la acción con información y sugerencias. Concienciar sobre las consecuencias del hambre en los niños y familias más vulnerables y contribuir a resolver sus causas. Establecer contacto con organizaciones humanitarias eclesiales y laicas que estén trabajando en la actualidad para dar alivio inmediato al hambre y generar un cambio positivo a largo plazo, para que los niños y sus familias puedan vivir el futuro que Dios desea para ellos: digno, pacífico y libre de violencia. Ayudar a las comunidades y congregaciones a apoyarse mutuamente en la oración y la colaboración, compartiendo experiencias, problemas y soluciones.

On 23 February 2018, the World Council of Churches joins Pope Francis and the Roman Catholic Church in calling for a day of prayer, for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to the Christian tradition, Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ. During this period many people engage in fasting and practice moderation or self-denial in order to focus on repentance and consecrating themselves to God. While water has a strong spiritual significance in the Christian tradition as a gift from God, this scarce resource is threatened and denied to millions around the world.

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to use this season of Lent to reflect on water. Since 2008, EWN has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March.

The Nigerian Patriarch His Holiness Pope Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Church of The Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide is visiting Geneva and the WCC 29-30 January 2018. A public panel on "Christianity and human rights in multi-faith Nigeria", hosted by WCC, will take place 29 January at 14.00-15.30, at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. The event is followed by a press briefing.

The World Council of Churches is hosting a dynamic networking zone in the Global Village of ICASA 2017 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 4-8 December 2017. A "Faith Networking Zone: Global Village Roadmap" is available for download.

On 1 December 2017, the World Council of Churches invites to a full-day event at the Ecumencial Centre in Geneva, featuring a commemorative service, an interactive exhibition and a panel discussion on the lives and rights of children and adolescents living with HIV.