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El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y el programa de Iniciativas Ecuménicas y Acción Mundial sobre el VIH/SIDA, en asociación con el Pole Institute, han organizado una consulta en el marco de la iniciativa religiosa de ONUSIDA y el PEPFAR (Plan de Emergencia del Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América para Luchar contra el SIDA) en torno a los riesgos del VIH y las vulnerabilidades entre los migrantes, las personas desplazadas y los refugiados en Goma (República Democrática del Congo).

The World Council of churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy program, in partnership with Pole Institute, hosted a UNAIDS-PEPFAR Faith Initiative consultation on HIV risks and vulnerabilities among migrants, displaced people and refugees in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the passing away of Hendrew Lusey-Gekawaku on 13 October 2020. He was a registered nurse, public health practitioner and ecumenist who contributed enormously to ecumenical and interfaith HIV and AIDS responses.

Jesus was a healer, and from his first followers to now, in all ages and regions, Christians have been distinguished by their compassionate, often heroic, work for health and healing.

Jesús fue un sanador, y desde sus primeros seguidores hasta ahora, en todas las épocas y regiones, los cristianos se han distinguido por trabajar compasivamente, y a menudo de forma heroica, por la salud y la sanación.

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.

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.

Almost forty years after the advent of HIV and AIDS, people around the world living with HIV still endure assaults on their dignity and basic human rights—from stigma and discrimination to denial of legal protection and even medical care.