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World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca will serve as a panelist at a High-Level Event on Fraternity, Multilateralism and Peace: Presentation of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti on 15 April.

The work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) related to disarmament continues to endure and expand, even as the world faces increasing injustice and tensions that threaten peace on a daily basis.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) intensifica su labor en relación con el desarme, a pesar de que el mundo se enfrenta a cada vez más injusticias y tensiones que amenazan la paz a diario.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby briefed the UN Security Council in New York on 29 August on the subject of mediation and conflict resolution.

As a United Nations high-level meeting on ending AIDS led to the adoption of a new political declaration to fast-track progress toward combating HIV and AIDS, the faith community responded, both with words of commendation and a call for changes.

To promote open discussions on the theological and practical discourse, narrative and experiences on implications for the work of the multi-religious organizations on religion, violence and extremism, the WCC, along with the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church and the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists held a Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs.

Following the WCC/UN High Level Conference on the Refugee Crisis in Europe, which took place at the Ecumenical Centre Geneva on 18-19 January, a statement has been issued entitled "Europe’s Response to the Refuge Crisis, From Origin to Transit, Reception and Refuge, A Call for Shared Responsibility and Coordinated Action”.

Tras la conferencia de alto nivel celebrada en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra el 18 y el 19 de enero por el CMI y la ONU sobre la crisis de refugiados en Europa, se ha publicado una declaración titulada La respuesta de Europa a la crisis de refugiados y migrantes, desde los países de origen y de tránsito hasta los de acogida y refugio: llamamiento a la responsabilidad compartida y las medidas concertadas.

Churches in Europe have a crucial role to play in responding to the arrival of refugees in Europe, Germany's interior minister has told a gathering in Geneva of governments, United Nations agencies, church and faith groups and civil society organizations.

El ministro alemán del Interior dijo que las iglesias en Europa tienen un papel decisivo en la respuesta a la llegada de refugiados al continente europeo. El Dr. Thomas de Maizière pronunció estas palabras en una reunión de gobiernos, organismos de las Naciones Unidas, iglesias, grupos religiosos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil celebrada en Ginebra el 18 y 19 de enero.

“We believe that you will serve the world by showing the best of human creativity and capacity”, said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the general secretary of the WCC, on 8 December in his address to the High Level Segment of the COP21 international climate conference in Paris.

“Estamos convencidos de que servirán al mundo exhibiendo lo mejor de la creatividad y la capacidad humanas”, dijo el secretario general del CMI en su discurso ante la reunión de alto nivel de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático.

International humanitarian and development faith based networks have urged governments preparing for next week's COP21 United Nations climate summit in Paris to do their outmost to reach a fair, binding, and ambitious agreement as vulnerable people continue their daily struggle to adapt to the increasing adverse effects of climate change.

The Executive Committee of the WCC released a statement in the lead-up to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris expressing hope that the event will achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias hizo pública una declaración en vísperas de la próxima Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, que se celebrará en París, manifestando la esperanza de que en el acontecimiento se alcance un acuerdo universal y jurídicamente vinculante sobre el clima, con el objetivo de mantener el calentamiento del planeta por debajo de 2° C.

Four weeks of negotiations on nuclear weapons came to a close on Friday 22 May, as the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without a formal agreement. Despite the outcome, a bright new prospect towards a world without nuclear weapons has emerged in the form of a Humanitarian Pledge, now endorsed by 107 states, which promises “to fill the legal gap for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons”.

Pilgrimage towards peace and justice formed the theme of remarks opening the 5-day Ecumenical Peace Consultation in Sigtuna, Sweden. The WCC general secretary invited 80 participants from all over the world to join in a common journey of hope.

La peregrinación de justicia y paz fue el tema central del discurso del secretario general del CMI en la apertura de la Consulta Ecuménica sobre la Paz.

Scattered throughout the recent history of Indigenous Peoples are national treaties, declarations and laws that languish in obscurity or are brushed aside and ignored.

Dispersos en la historia reciente de los pueblos indígenas están tratados nacionales, declaraciones y leyes que languidecen en la oscuridad o son descartadas e ignoradas.