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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is bringing prayers and expertise to the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, which is running in New York from 15-26 April. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is among the “movers and doers” at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 20 September. WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm commented on the summit, the first-ever of its kind designed to accelerate action by governments, business, finance, local authorities, and civil society.

Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in New York City for the "March to End Fossil Fuels." This powerful protest took place just before the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders gathered for crucial climate discussions.

As the death toll continued to rise in the wake of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii (USA), the World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grief and solidarity with the island’s churches and communities.

As wildfires continue to rage in Greece, the USA, Albania, and Russia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) reached out in solidarity to churches and communities that continue to be evacuated as well as those who have lost everything. 

Ante los incendios que siguen asolando Grecia, los EE.UU. y Albania, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) hace llegar su solidaridad a las iglesias y las comunidades que siguen siendo evacuadas, así como a quienes lo han perdido todo. 

A World Council of Churches Pilgrim Team will be visiting indigenous communities on Standing Rock, particularly along the shore of the Missouri River (Lake Oahe), with portions of visits open to the public online on 25-28 May.

A special prayer service for those who work at the US Capitol offered an online space on 15 January in which to reflect, lament and hope for transformation in a troubled nation.

Throughout 2020, the World Council of Churches (WCC), together with the National Council of Churches in Korea, has been observing a Global Prayer Campaign,“We Pray, Peace Now, End the War.” As part of the campaign, the WCC is sharing personal stories and interviews that inspire others to work for peace. The story below features the perspective of U.S. war veterans, all of whom are also featured in video interviews.

A lo largo de 2020, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y el Consejo Nacional de Iglesias de Corea han seguido la campaña mundial de oración “We pray, Peace Now, End the War” (Oramos: paz ahora, fin a la guerra). En el marco de esa campaña, el CMI difunde historias personales y entrevistas que sirven de inspiración para trabajar por la paz. La historia que se presenta a continuación refleja la perspectiva de los veteranos de guerra estadounidenses, quienes aparecen también en las entrevistas que muestran los videos.

A Joint Ecumenical Peace Message for the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was publicly delivered on 22 June during a live-streamed event. Co-sponsored by churches and councils of churches around the world, especially from countries that participated in the Korean War, the message describes the Korean War as an “appallingly destructive conflict” after which no peace treaty was ever concluded.

El Mensaje Ecuménico Conjunto por la Paz con motivo del 70º aniversario del comienzo de la guerra de Corea fue comunicado públicamente el 22 de junio durante un acontecimiento retransmitido en directo. El mensaje, copatrocinado por iglesias y consejos de iglesias del mundo entero, y en particular de países que participaron en la guerra de Corea, describe esa guerra como “un conflicto terriblemente destructivo” después del cual nunca se firmó un tratado de paz.