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WCC condemns attacks against aid workers in southeast Ukraine

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock upon receiving the news of the deaths of two aid workers in an attack that injured three others, all from the non-governmental organization HEKS/EPER, on 1 February in southern Ukraine. 

La respuesta a las necesidades humanitarias en Ucrania

Cuando comenzó la invasión rusa de Ucrania a gran escala, el 24 de febrero de 2022, ya hacía ocho años que las iglesias daban respuesta a las necesidades humanitarias del país, desde la anexión de Crimea, en 2014.  Los esfuerzos de las iglesias para colmar las necesidades de las personas desplazadas por la guerra no son novedad, en cambio sí lo es la escala del fenómeno, con la sobrecogedora cifra de catorce millones de desplazados en los seis meses transcurridos desde el inicio de la invasión.

Ukraine: Responding to humanitarian need

When the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, churches had already been responding to humanitarian need in the country for eight years, since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The work being undertaken by churches in meeting the needs of those displaced by the war is not new, but the scale is staggering as 14 million people have been displaced in the six months since the invasion began.

Diaconal work in Europe is shaped by response to humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

The future of diaconal work in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine and aftermath of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, was discussed this week at the meeting organized by Interdiac, the International Academy for Diakonia and Social Action, Central and Eastern Europe in Český Těšín, Czech Republic.

WCC stands in solidarity with victims of major flood in Brazil

“In the midst of death and trauma caused by this terrible event, let us bring our intercessions together, praying that the God of Life will comfort the ones who lost their loved ones and give strength to those involved in the actions of solidarity with the victims,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, as a torrential rainfall took the lives of over 100 people in Petrópolis, Brazil.

En Argentina, “Al servicio de un mundo herido” constituye un llamado esperanzador a colaborar

El Prof. Dr. h.c. Humberto Martín Shikiya, vicepresidente del Centro Regional Ecuménico de Asesoría y Servicio (CREAS) en Argentina, reflexiona sobre cómo el documento “Al servicio de un mundo herido en solidaridad interreligiosa: Un llamado cristiano a la reflexión y a la acción durante la COVID-19 y más allá” está siendo recibido como un llamado esperanzador a promover la colaboración ecuménica e interreligiosa. El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y el Pontificio Consejo para el Diálogo Interreligioso han publicado “Al servicio de un mundo herido” para alentar a las iglesias y las organizaciones cristianas a reflexionar sobre la importancia de la solidaridad interreligiosa en un mundo golpeado por la pandemia de COVID-19.

In Argentina, “Serving a Wounded World” is a hopeful call to collaborate

Prof. Dr h.c. Humberto Martin Shikiya, vice president of the Regional Ecumenical Advisory and Service Center (CREAS) In Argentina, reflects on how Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond” is being received as a hopeful call to collaborate ecumenically and interreligiously. The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue jointly published Serving a Wounded World” to encourage churches and Christian organizations to reflect on the importance of interreligious solidarity in a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WCC podcast deals with death and dying

The new surge in COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths has drastically increased the need for pastoral care almost everywhere. Brazil and Great Britain are two hard-hit countries, where the pandemic has brought existential questions on the table.  

As repeat hurricanes threaten, churches offer vital services in Nicaragua, Honduras

Two weeks after Hurricane Eta struck, Nicaragua and Honduras are now bracing for another massive storm, Hurricane Iota. Eta killed at least 120 people in flash floods and mudslides. By 15 November, ahead of Iota’s landfall, some 63,500 people had been evacuated in northern Honduras, and 1,500 people in Nicaragua had been moved from low-lying areas of the country's northeast. Carlos Rauda, a regional officer with ACT Alliance, offers a glimpse of this unfolding situation, and the important role of churches.

Convocatoria abierta para la Eco-School del CMI para América Latina y el Caribe

La segunda edición de la Eco-School del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre justicia hídrica, alimentaria y climática tendrá lugar del 1 al 12 de noviembre en San Salvador, El Salvador. Este año, la ecoescuela se centrará en América Latina y el Caribe. La convocatoria está abierta y el plazo para presentar las solicitudes vence el 31 de agosto de 2018.

G20 summit: call to pray for peace in Hamburg

Friday evening when the leaders of the G20 states will be meeting in Hamburg and discussing global economic, social, environmental and political issues, the churches in Germany are inviting people in Germany and all over the world to a common peace prayer.

Cumbre del G20: llamamiento a orar por la paz en Hamburgo

El viernes por la tarde, cuando los líderes de los Estados del G20 se reúnan en Hamburgo para debatir asuntos económicos, sociales, medioambientales y políticos mundiales, las iglesias de Alemania invitan a los habitantes de Alemania y del mundo entero a una oración común por la paz.