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While meeting in Nanjing and Shanghai, China, from 17-23 November, the WCC Executive Committee issued a statement on climate justice that reiterates the urgent concerns of churches in relation to climate change, and calls on all states to fulfill the commitments of the Paris Agreement.

Mientras estaba reunido en Nankín y Shanghái (China) del 17 al 23 de noviembre, el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias emitió una Declaración sobre la justicia climática que reitera las urgentes preocupaciones de las iglesias en relación con el cambio climático, e insta a todos los Estados a que cumplan los compromisos del Acuerdo de París.

Peasant seed systems, which have fed most of the world’s population for centuries, are endangered by the imposition of intellectual property rights and patents, says a church-backed campaign.

“Rejoice and share the sacred gift of food with all.” That’s just one of the “Ten Commandments of Food” proposed by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit as he called upon people to change their behavior and take action in both small and large ways.

South Sudan is in crisis again. People are suffering. There is no food. The situation is very urgent, according to the latest news from church leaders in South Sudan, says Dr Nigussu Legesse, WCC programme executive for South Sudan.

With increasing violence and growing crowds of people seeking protection, urgent action and support from the ecumenical community is needed in South Sudan as the country teeters on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

As the El Nino weather pattern challenges southern Africa, what is the role of churches in helping people realize their right to food and livelihood?

World Health Day, 7 April, is focusing this year on diabetes. The World Health Organization has released its first Global Report on Diabetes, which reveals that the number of adults living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million, or 8.5% of the world’s adult population.

Este año, el Día Mundial de la Salud, el 7 de abril, se centra en la diabetes. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha publicado su primer informe mundial sobre la diabetes, en el que se revela que el número de adultos que viven con diabetes se ha casi cuadruplicado desde 1980, ascendiendo a 422 millones, es decir el 8,5% de la población adulta mundial.

A 21 January World Economic Forum session on how food choices can become a catalyst for positive change became an opportunity for World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to present “Ten Commandments” of food to the gathered business and political leaders.

La reunión celebrada el 21 de enero en el Foro Económico Mundial sobre la manera en que las elecciones alimentarias pueden ser catalizadoras de cambios positivos brindó la oportunidad al Secretario General del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, para presentar los “Diez mandamientos de los alimentos” ante los líderes empresariales y políticos allí reunidos.

With simple, compelling messages, leaders and friends of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance are featured in a new five-minute video offering an overview of the EAA’s work and the serious global need for advocacy related to HIV and AIDS and food security.

As the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to a close in Paris, a consultation organized by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance of the WCC on 11 December in Quezon City, Philippines considered “The Right to Food and Life in the Context of Climate Change.”

Climate change poses serious environmental challenges to meet current and future demands for food. The poorest communities, having the smallest carbon footprint on the planet, are facing the greatest impact of climate change. For many years, the right to food has been a key issue and priority for many parties, churches and ecumenical delegations involved in climate talks.

El cambio climático plantea serios desafíos medioambientales a la hora de atender la demanda actual y futura de alimentos. Las comunidades más pobres, a pesar de ser las que dejan la menor huella de carbono en el planeta, son las más afectadas por el cambio climático. Durante muchos años, el derecho a la alimentación ha sido un tema clave y una prioridad para muchas iglesias, delegaciones ecuménicas y partes involucradas en las conversaciones en torno al clima.

Climate-induced loss and damage is one of the key points being raised by faith groups during COP21. A discussion panel and a demonstration held at COP21 in early December brought to light many facets of this issue.

Las pérdidas y daños provocados por el cambio climático son una de las cuestiones fundamentales que han planteado los grupos religiosos durante la COP21. La mesa redonda y la manifestación que tuvieron lugar en la cumbre a principios de diciembre revelaron muchas facetas de este asunto.

Over 20 faith leaders, with youth, political and civil society representatives sat down for a unique lunch at COP21 at a table with knives and forks but no food, in a public demonstration of their hunger for climate justice. The stunt was part of the Fast for the Climate initiatives on December 1st in Paris.

Líderes religiosos –junto a representantes de la juventud, de la política y de la sociedad civil– se sentaron para tomar un almuerzo excepcional en una mesa con su servicio de cubertería completo, pero sin comida, para manifestar públicamente su hambre de justicia climática.

At the 42nd Committee on World Food Security in Rome on 12-15 October, the intergovernmental body continued its quest to coordinate a global approach to food security.