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UN Financing for Development Forum side event

Taxes and gender justice: how do we bridge the divide?

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and its partners organized a side event on 23 April in conjunction with the UN Financing for Development Forum, which is occurring 22-25 April.

25 April 2024

News

El CMI lleva su perspectiva al Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) está aportando sus oraciones y su experiencia a la vigésimo tercera sesión del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU, que tiene lugar del 15 al 26 de abril en Nueva York.

23 April 2024

News

WCC brings insights to UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples

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.

16 April 2024

Feature story

Roundtable advances children's rights in climate litigation

Recent years have witnessed a seismic shift in the global landscape of climate litigation, with youth activists taking center stage in the fight for environmental justice.

09 April 2024

News

In New York, WCC explores “unique gift that we can offer in our public engagement”

Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations.

08 April 2024

News

WCC general secretary meets with head of 2050Today Initiative

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with the executive director of the 2050Today Initiative, Jean-Pierre Reymond.

02 April 2024

Interview

Voice of churches vital during UN women’s rights talks

As the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) drew to a close, a look back shows that, this year, the World Council of Churches (WCC), through its Ecumenical Office to the United Nations, brought many voices to the table to speak on gender equality, women's rights, and empowerment.

28 March 2024

News

World Water Day 2024 events amplify WCC’s commitment to water for peace

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in three online events on 22 March, World Water Day, under the banner "Leveraging Water for Peace." These events, held in collaboration with various global partners, underscored the crucial intersection of faith, international perspectives, and the mission to build a sustainable Blue Community.

28 March 2024

News

WCC brings voice of communities to Commission on the Status of Women

How do we end exclusion, racism, economic injustice? Voices from across the world brought stories—and solutions—via online events hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in conjunction with the Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment.

28 March 2024

News

A man holds a sign reading 'Stop climate crime'

El CMI acoge con satisfacción la iniciativa de política del Tribunal Penal Internacional para determinar la responsabilidad por los delitos medioambientales

En una presentación dirigida al Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI), el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) acogió con satisfacción la iniciativa de política para establecer la responsabilidad por los delitos medioambientales.

27 March 2024

Interview

WCC commissioner Kevin Maina shares perspectives from UN Environment Assembly

Kevin Maina, a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development and a representative of the Anglican communion, shares his experience as a participant of the United Nations Environment Assembly's sixth session (UNEA-6) in Kenya.

27 March 2024

News

WCC welcomes International Criminal Court policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC), welcomed a policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes.

26 March 2024

News

“Zacchaeus Tax” panel brings faith-based lens to tax justice, gender justice

A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on 19 March explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.

20 March 2024

Interview

“Seamos nosotros los que mostremos que hay voluntad”, dice el moderador de la Comisión sobre Justicia Climática del CMI

En una entrevista en vídeo realizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el moderador de su Comisión sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible, arzobispo Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, reflexiona sobre los desafíos a los que se enfrenta la comisión, cómo creará alianzas y cómo dará participación a la gente joven.

14 March 2024

News

Tres comisiones del CMI eligen vicemoderadoras

Tres comisiones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) reunidas esta semana en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra han elegido vicemoderadoras.

14 March 2024

News

women gathered in the chapel of the church center to the UN in NYC

Orientation session opens ecumenical participation at UN talks on women’s rights

Ecumenical Women at the United Nations, an international coalition of church denominations and ecumenical organizations, offered an orientation session, on 9 March, to participants of the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Those gathered discussed collaborative efforts related to communications and advocacy.

12 March 2024

Blog post

Advocacy and prophetic witness for metanoia

The Kanak concept of “Do Kamo: the authentic human in a permanent becoming”, emphasizes that true human nature is not a fixed state—not something one is born with, but rather an ongoing process of maturation. This is a metaphor for personal growth and transformation, as individuals let go of their past selves and embrace their true identities. This transformation symbolizes shedding our primitive natures and embracing the qualities and potentials of a Do Kamo.

11 March 2024

James Bhagwan

News

Three WCC commissions elect vice moderators

Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions meeting this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva have elected vice moderators.

08 March 2024

Interview

WCC climate commission moderator: “Let us be the ones to show that there is a will”

Moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development Archbishop Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, in a WCC video interview, reflects on the challenges the commission is facing, how it will build partnerships, and ways in which it will involve young people.

07 March 2024

News

Una mesa redonda aborda cómo las iglesias pueden responder a la emergencia climática con fe y esperanza

Durante una mesa redonda celebrada en la reunión de tres comisiones del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) el 5 de marzo, los ponentes analizaron el tema de la “Emergencia climática: las iglesias responden con fe y esperanza”. La mesa redonda fue moderada por el arzobispo Julio Murray Thompson, quien también modera la Comisión sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible, organizadora del evento.

07 March 2024