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As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting commenced in Davos beginning 15 January, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay urged the gathering to renew its commitment to multilateral cooperation for the longer-term good of all people. 

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), reunido en Abuya (Nigeria) del 8 al 14 de noviembre, hizo pública una declaración sobre la responsabilidad de la COP28 con respecto a la justicia climática.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 8-14 November, released a statement on COP28’s responsibility for climate justice. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Azerbaijan for the immediate lifting of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as more than 120,000 people—including 30,000 children—are suffering under an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis.

Declaración sobre el empeoramiento de la crisis alimentaria mundial del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, reunido por videoconferencia del 22 al 26 de mayo de 2023.

Statement on the Worsening Global Food Crisis by the Executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting via video conference on 22-26 May 2023.

In February 2023, members of the Stop Killer Robots coalition met in Costa Rica to consider the impact of digital dehumanisation - a process in which humans are reduced to data points, on which decisions are made which can negatively impact us.  The potential of such automated harm includes injury or death from the use of autonomous weapon systems.

A joint statement of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Geneva for Human Rights, Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, and Vivat International delivered during the debate on human rights and obstetric fistula at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on 17 March 2023. The statement was delivered by Eva Abel from Kenya, masters student at the WCC Ecumenical Institute in Bossey.

Statement from the Faith-Based Organizations to the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties – COP27 to the UNFCCC, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 15 November 2022

Yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia. (Juan 10:10)

Al abordar la cuestión de la salud y el bienestar, los cristianos y las iglesias afirmamos que el dador y sustentador de la vida es nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el que sana nuestros cuerpos y almas, el que sana todas nuestras dolencias, el que rescata del hoyo nuestras vidas y nos corona de favores y misericordia. (Sal. 103:3-4).

Como cristianos y cristianas confesamos que “del Señor es la tierra y todo lo que hay en ella; el mundo y los que lo habitan” (Salmo 24:1). Reconocemos nuestra responsabilidad como custodios y guardianes de la creación de Dios, única y abundante, de la que los seres humanos somos parte. No obstante, al observar nuestro mundo actual, vemos que debido a nuestra avaricia y negligencia el planeta vivo en su totalidad está amenazado por la aceleración del cambio climático. “La tierra está de duelo, se reseca; el mundo languidece, se reseca. [...] La tierra ha sido profanada por sus habitantes [...]” (Isaías 24:4-5).

I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)

When approaching the issue of health and wellbeing, we as Christians and churches affirm that the giver and sustainer of life is our Lord Jesus Christ, the healer of our bodies and souls, the one who heals our diseases, who redeems our life from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion (Ps. 103:3-4).

As Christians we confess that “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it” (Ps 24). We acknowledge our responsibility as stewards and caretakers of God’s unique and abundant Creation of which we human beings are part. And yet we look around our world today, and see that due to our greed and negligence the entire living planet is threatened by accelerating climate change. “The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers…”, “The earth is defiled by its people…” (Isaiah 24:4-5).

"El planeta vivo: en busca de una comunidad mundial justa y sostenible", declaración de la 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en Karlsruhe, Alemania.

"The Living Planet: Seeking a Just and Sustainable Global Community", Statement by the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany

Declaración sobre la necesidad de dar una respuesta eficaz a la emergencia climática del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, del 15 al 18 de junio de 2022

Statement on the Imperative for Effective Response to the Climate Emergency by the WCC Central Committee meeting, 15-18 June 2022.

 

Statement by the WCC Central Committee meeting 15-18 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.