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As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting commenced in Davos beginning 15 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay urged the gathering to renew its commitment to multilateral cooperation for the longer-term good of all people. 

The forum is convening under the theme “Rebuilding Trust.” 

On 1 December, World AIDS Day will mark more than 40 years since the first outbreak of the epidemic; however, in 2021, every two minutes, an adolescent girl or young woman (15-24 years old) acquired HIV.

World Council of Churches (WCC) specialized ministries and roundtable partners are gathering on 3-4 May at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute for a “Working Together” meeting filled with a spirit of interconnected learning and preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly.

The WCC is offering member churches some resources with a human face during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of eight resource people has been made available to consult on how churches can discern their roles during the coronavirus pandemic, how they can adapt as faith communities, and how they can connect and share with each other.

El CMI está ofreciendo a las iglesias miembros algunos recursos con rostro humano durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Se ha puesto a disposición un equipo de ocho especialistas para consultar cómo pueden las iglesias discernir sus funciones durante la pandemia del coronavirus, cómo pueden adaptarse en cuanto comunidades religiosas, y cómo pueden relacionarse entre ellas y compartir experiencias.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting the public, media, and all people of goodwill to join in a Midday Prayer on 20 March. Prayers will focus on grieving family, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones from UN agencies, the WCC and other organizations who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on 10 March.

Ours is a world of migration. Yet myths and mystification persist in our understanding of the journey – particularly when it comes to transmittable diseases such as HIV.

Nuestro mundo es un mundo de migración. Aun así, los mitos y la mistificación persisten en nuestra idea del viaje, especialmente cuando se trata de enfermedades transmisibles, como el VIH.

Fifty years after its assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, decisively turned to public engagement, the WCC still seeks to engage and address issues of public concern and the common good.

Cincuenta años después de su asamblea en Uppsala (Suecia), ahora definitivamente volcado en el compromiso público, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias sigue buscando abordar e implicarse en las cuestiones de actualidad y de interés general.

In its continuing efforts to outlaw nuclear weapons, the WCC has issued public support for French Polynesia’s petition to the UN for redress for ongoing effects of nuclear testing there.

En sus continuos esfuerzos por ilegalizar las armas nucleares, el CMI ha manifestado públicamente su apoyo a la petición de la Polinesia Francesa a la ONU de una reparación por los efectos persistentes de los ensayos nucleares realizados en la zona.

“We look forward to working closely with you in the fulfillment of people’s hopes and needs worldwide to the glory of the one God”, said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in a message of greeting to Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, elected moderator of the governing board of ACT Alliance, on 31 October, in Uppsala, Sweden.

“Estamos deseando colaborar estrechamente con ustedes haciendo realidad las esperanzas y satisfaciendo las necesidades de las personas en todo el mundo para la gloria del Dios único”, dijo el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en un mensaje de bienvenida a Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, moderadora electa de la junta directiva de ACT Alianza, el 31 de octubre en Uppsala (Suecia).

On 26 July at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, there was a marked change in colour at the Interfaith Networking Zone. It was Thursday, and from morning prayers to the evening informal networking, the theme was “black”.

Every two years, the International AIDS Conference provides scientists with a venue to announce new discoveries in how HIV is diagnosed and treated. This year, the 23-27 July conference, held in Amsterdam, was no exception.

Faith-based organizations have been at the forefront of calls to accelerate HIV testing and treatment for children and adolescents. As gaps in infection and treatment between adults and children have become more apparent, there are now more concerted efforts to “super fast-track” services for children. But will they be enough?

How faith groups and leaders can, should and are building bridges to more effectively eliminate AIDS as a public health threat is the focus of an interfaith event being held in Amsterdam, 21-22 July 2018.

The WCC is mourning the death of Calle Almedal, a great friend of WCC and of all faith communities, as well as a pioneer in the field of HIV. Almedal passed away on 7 June.