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As the world marks the 15th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the WCC will participate in a Peace Forum 28 to 30 October in New York City to commemorate achievements related to the resolution and to strategize on strengthening and mobilizing women and men for even more effective implementation.

El mundo celebra el 15º aniversario de la adopción unánime de la resolución 1325 por el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Mujer, la Paz y la Seguridad. Con tal ocasión, el CMI participará en un Foro de la Paz en Nueva York, del 28 al 30 de octubre, para conmemorar los logros relacionados con esa resolución y elaborar estrategias para reforzar y movilizar a mujeres y hombres con vistas a alcanzar una aplicación más efectiva.

The newly appointed general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, Fr Heikki Huttunen, received congratulations from Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC.

“Christianity is not about big preaching, it’s about how you can impact somebody and add value,” says Nigerian ecumenical leader Rev. Dr Ibrahim Yusuf Wushishi, who leads a huge grouping of churches in Africa’s most populous nation.

Women are virtually invisible in news reporting on peace and security issues in nations experiencing conflict.

Las mujeres son prácticamente invisibles en las noticias relativas a la paz y asuntos de seguridad en los países en conflicto.

Well over 250 young people came to Taizé from 30 August to 6 September 2015 to participate in the first theological symposium on “Brother Roger's Contribution to Theological Thought”. Those invited to this time of reflection and sharing were theological students and young theologians under the age of 40 engaged in research as well as those preparing for service in the church or those already involved in ministry. A wide range of speakers from all over the world aroused a great deal of interest, with contributions offered from a Protestant, Orthodox and Roman Catholic viewpoint, coming from Western and Eastern Europe as well as from Asia, North America, Latin America and Africa.

The moral imperative to end extreme poverty and advance proposed Sustainable Development Goals was the focus of an event hosted by the WCC on 24 September at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City, United States.

Representatives of major international ecumenical organizations visited Hungary 25-29 September to strengthen efforts in support of refugees in Europe and the Middle East.

Los representantes de las principales organizaciones ecuménicas internacionales visitaron Hungría entre el 25 y el 29 de septiembre para fortalecer las iniciativas en apoyo a los refugiados en Europa y Oriente Medio.

Key stakeholders in a new inter-religious centre in Nigeria have met to plan for the centre and its work, set to launch in March 2016.

A recent symposium in Leeds, United Kingdom, reflected on the document Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World and strongly proposed further systemic and academic research on the ethics of evangelization and conversion.

The WCC has welcomed the historic announcement made by the Colombian government and the FARC revolutionary force agreeing to a framework for ending 50 years of internal conflict in the nation and addressing issues of justice and reparations to the victims.

El CMI ha acogido con satisfacción el histórico anuncio hecho por el gobierno colombiano y las FARC sobre el acuerdo marco alcanzado para poner fin a 50 años de conflicto interno en el país y abordar asuntos en materia de justicia y reparación a las víctimas.

“I have just learned with shock and sorrow about the considerable and tragic loss of life among those participating in the Hajj due to the accident that has taken place today in Mina, near Mecca,” said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC.

A special service organized by the WCC at the Ecumenical Centre chapel in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated prayers to the United Nations post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, meant to eliminate extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change and water scarcity by 2030.

Un servicio especial organizado por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en la capilla del Centro Ecuménico, en Ginebra, (Suiza) dedicó oraciones a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para después de 2015, que pretenden eliminar la pobreza extrema, combatir la desigualdad y la injusticia, y luchar contra el cambio climático y la escasez de agua para el año 2030.

Hopes and aspirations for peace were expressed on 20 September at the Peace Palace in the Netherlands, site of a “Walk of Peace” held on the second day of the International Week of Peace. The event was organized by the Council of Churches in the Netherlands and PAX, a Dutch peace organization, in cooperation with local churches in The Hague.

"Get up and go!" is the motto of an ecumenical pilgrimage for climate justice that will invite pilgrims to walk from Flensburg to Paris, where the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) will start at the end of November.

In view of the current refugee crisis, European churches are being encouraged to deepen their efforts in receiving, supporting and protecting refugees who arrive in the region. This call was made in a letter issued jointly by the WCC, the Conference of European Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe.