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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.” 

At the graduation ceremony of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 27 January, 27 students received certificates for their completed studies in ecumenism that prepared them to become future leaders and ambassadors of the ecumenical movement.

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.

El Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, secretario general en funciones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), ha recibido un homenaje del Instituto Ecuménico del CMI en el Castillo de Bossey, del cual ha sido docente durante 24 años y director desde 2001.

The acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, has been honoured by the WCC’s Ecumenical Institute at the Chateau de Bossey, where he has served 24 years on its faculty, and been its director since 2001.

Los días 3 y 4 de noviembre se celebrará en el Palacio de las Naciones de Ginebra (Suiza) una conferencia centrada en el agua para los derechos humanos y el desarrollo sostenible.

A conference focusing on water for human rights and sustainable development will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and online on 3-4 November.

A new “360 Bossey” debuted at the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, offering a dynamic tour of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute for those near and far.

On 8 June, at a meeting of the 2050Today initiative in Geneva, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca spoke about the WCC’s pioneering work on climate change as well as its current Green Village sustainable development project.

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.

En seguimiento a la decisión del Comité Ejecutivo durante su reunión de noviembre de 2021, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) publica tres vacantes para puestos directivos. Las vacantes incluyen los puestos de director/a de programa de Unidad y Misión, de director/a del programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía y de director/a de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del CMI.

Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

Tras el éxito del proyecto piloto de la primavera de 2021, el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey abre el plazo de inscripción a una nueva edición del curso en línea de diez semanas de duración, titulado “Juntos hacia la unidad: ser iglesia en un mundo fragmentado”, que tendrá lugar en 2022.