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

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended greetings to Hindu friends on the occasion of Diwali.

Greetings from Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, the World Council of Churches Acting General Secretary To the World Student Christian Federation General Assembly in Berlin, 23 June - 1 July 2022.

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Reconociendo que todos vivimos en sociedades multirreligiosas, los dirigentes de las iglesias africanas, reunidos en Addis Abeba (Etiopía) durante el taller regional de 2016 de la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales (CIAI) sobre “Registro de nacimientos y leyes de nacionalidad discriminatorias por razón de género en África”, subrayaron la necesidad de formular estrategias y afirmaciones interconfesionales en nuestra labor de promoción de los derechos humanos de los apátridas.

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Recognising that we all live in multi-religious societies, African church leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the 2016 World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) regional workshop on “Birth Registration and Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws in Africa”, stressed the need to develop inter-faith strategies and affirmations in our advocacy work for the human rights of stateless people.

Orar y actuar por la paz de Jerusalén: la tierra sagrada de Jerusalén debe protegerse para todas las personas que comparten la ciudad, independientemente de su identidad religiosa o nacional. 

Pray and act for the peace of Jerusalem: The sacred ground of Jerusalem should be protected for all people sharing the city, irrespective of religious or national identity. 

Statement of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace and Justice in Cameroon on the Sunday 22nd August attack on the Presbyterian church Ntanfoang-Bali, North West region in Cameroon

Protest letter of the National Christian Council of Japan against the Cabinet approval of the release of Tritium-contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.

Following the January 2021 entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a group of 60 German Christians call for an end to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence.

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. Today's morning prayer also reflects the World Week of Prayer and World Fellowship organized by the World YWCA and World YMCA.

Statement by the All Africa Conference of Churches on the attack on the cathedral of Makol Chuei in the Diocese of Athooch of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan.

As members of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, our hearts have been torn; our spirits have been deeply stirred; and our faces are drowned in tears, since the throttling of Mr George Floyd, a black man. In broad daylight, in Minneapolis, USA on May 25, 2020, Mr Floyd was handcuffed, pinned down to the hard concrete, while a white policeman pressed his knee on Floyd’s throat for eight minutes, 46 seconds, suffocating him. Floyd pleaded for his life to no avail until he finally succumbed to death.

Joint letter to church leaders in Burundi by the World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches

The World Council of Churches and All Africa Conference of Churches, in a joint statement, urged closer collaboration between church and church-health facilities and associations.

World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches write letter appealing to EU for firm stance against annexing occupied Palestinian territory.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y el Consejo de Iglesias de Oriente Medio escriben una carta pidiendo a la UE una postura firme contra la anexión del territorio palestino ocupado.

On the occasion of the World Water Day 2020, and with deep concern over the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences on people in all regions of the world, especially the poor, the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance reaffirm the responsibility of churches and faith-based organisations to ensure that people have access to clean, affordable, sufficient water to meet their physical and domestic needs, including that of hand-washing.

Con motivo del Día Mundial del Agua 2020, y con gran preocupación por la seriedad de la pandemia del Covid-19 y sus consecuencias para las personas de todas las regiones del mundo, especialmente los pobres, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y la ACT Alianza reafirman la responsabilidad de las iglesias y de las organizaciones religiosas de asegurar que las personas tengan acceso a agua limpia, asequible y suficiente para satisfacer sus necesidades físicas y domésticas, incluyendo el lavado de manos.