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Meaningful participation by women in a conflict resolution and peace-building promotes a more sustainable peace, a panel discussion with women peace-makers concluded, after the screening of a documentary on the 2015 “Women Cross the DMZ” initiative.

Para los 380 000 palestinos que viven en Jerusalén Este, la vida diaria se ve a menudo empañada por desigualdades que afectan a todo: desde la vivienda, los servicios sanitarios, las guarderías y hasta la recogida de basuras. Aunque los palestinos representan el 39% de la población de la ciudad, existen muchas discrepancias en los servicios que reciben.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has hailed the 50th anniversary of a landmark agreement between Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches in Europe in which they recognized each other’s baptism and ordination, and stated they were able to celebrate the Lord’s Supper together.

El Dr. Jad Isaac suele pensar en números. Por lo que respecta a las tierras de la Ribera Occidental a las afueras de Jerusalén y el valle del Jordán –que se conocen simplemente como E1 (abreviatura de Este 1)–, Isaac sopesa una cifra descarnada: la pérdida de dos mil millones de dólares cada año para los palestinos frente a la capacidad de obtener la misma cantidad de ingresos netos, saldar deudas y, a su vez, ayudar a países más pobres. La cifra astronómica equivale a las oportunidades desaprovechadas en el ámbito del turismo debido a la falta de acceso al área E1, el valle del Jordán y el mar Muerto, según el Estudio del coste económico de la ocupación realizado por el Instituto de Investigación Aplicada de Jerusalén.

For the 380,000 Palestinians that live in East Jerusalem, daily life is often marred by inequalities related to everything from housing, health services, childcare, and even garbage pickup. Even though Palestinians make up 39% of the city, there are many discrepancies in the services they receive.

Un grupo de 20 estudiantes chiíes internacionales visitó del 4 al 8 de marzo el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey y el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) participando en un diálogo que reforzó los puentes interreligiosos, las amistades y la esperanza en el futuro.

Dr Jad Issac tends to think in numbers. When it comes to the land in the West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley—known simply as E1— Issac is weighing a stark figure: a loss of $2 billion a year for Palestinians versus the ability to net the same amount of revenue, pay off debts, and, in turn, help poorer countries.  The astronomical figure amounts to lost tourism opportunities due to the lack of access to E1, Jordan Valley, and the Dead Sea—as per the Economic Cost of the Occupation Study done by the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem.

As a group of 20 international Shia students visited from 4-8 March the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey and the World Council of Churches (WCC), they entered into a dialogue that strengthened interreligious bridges, friendships, and hope for the future.

As young people from the Taize community visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 6 March, they reflected on how the time impacted the way they view Christian unity and the entire world.

Alexander Brock, an international development practitioner from Ireland, recently returned from a deployment with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. On 1 March, he gave an eyewitness account of what it’s like to monitor human rights in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. He was part of a group of 27 ecumenical accompaniers from all over the world. 

According to the fifth mark of the Anglican Church's mission, the church aims to protect and renew the earth's creation and sustain it. The Anglican Church of Southern Africa environmental network is dedicated to helping churches and dioceses fulfill God's calling to be earth-keepers and to care for creation.

In the search for true repentance and liberation, Africa needs to acknowledge its complicity in slave trade, says Rev. Fidon Mwombeki, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches.

Inmediatamente después de la investidura del Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay como noveno secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el 17 de febrero, dirigentes de iglesias y de organizaciones ecuménicas, amigos, familiares y miembros del personal del CMI compartieron sus saludos y palabras de bienvenida.