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On the 2024 International Day of Human Fraternity, observed 5 February, special events—including the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity—focused on bridging divides and promoting a culture of peace. 

Le recteur iranien Ayatollah M. Seyyed Abolhassan Nawab et Mme Zahra Sedigh, de la mission iranienne auprès des Nations Unies, ont visité le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le 27 juillet, pour évoquer l’éducation et la formation ainsi que l’importance du renforcement du rôle de la coopération interreligieuse.

Iranian rector Ayatollah M. Seyyed Abolhassan Nawab and Ms Zahra Sedigh, from the Iranian Mission to the UN, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 27 July, discussing education and formation, as well as the importance of strengthening the role of interreligious cooperation.  

Le 7 mars, les participant-e-s à la réunion «Living Together» (Vivre ensemble) à Bagdad, représentant divers groupes religieux et ethniques du pays, se sont entretenu-e-s avec le président irakien, Son Excellence Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, pour lui faire part de leurs préoccupations et des difficultés posées à la diversité religieuse et ethnique en Irak.

Lors de l’ouverture de «Living Together», qui s’est déroulée à Bagdad le 6 mars, des responsables religieux et ethniques d’Irak ont célébré la diversité et abordé avec franchise les entraves à une citoyenneté inclusive. Des représentant-e-s des organes exécutifs et législatifs irakiens, des agences des Nations unies et de différentes ambassades ont également participé à cet événement.

On 7 March, participants of the “Living Together” meeting in Bagdad representing various religious and ethnic groups of the country met with the president of Iraq His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, presenting their concerns and challenges for religious and ethnic diversity in Iraq.

As a “Living Together” celebration in Bagdad opened on 6 March, religious and ethnic leaders from Iraq celebrated diversity and, at the same time, candidly addressed challenges to inclusive citizenship. They were joined by representatives of Iraqi executive and legislative authorities as well as representatives from UN agencies and embassies.

Convening for a 10th round of dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue met at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 4-8 December, sharing their mutual visions for justice and peace in Iran.

As Orthodox institutions and individuals called for unimpeded access to the Holy Sepulcher for Holy Fire Saturday and Easter, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem rejected restrictions announced by Israeli police.

Easter for Christians, Passover for Jews, and Ramadan for Muslims coincided on the weekend of 15-17 April this year. Still, violence in the holy city of Jerusalem shared by the three faiths was a reminder of the fragility of their relationships.

Dans une déclaration publiée le 11 avril, le Patriarcat orthodoxe de Jérusalem a fait part de ses vives inquiétudes quant aux restrictions policières annoncées pour le samedi de la sainte Lumière. Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a réagi à cette déclaration en condamnant fermement les mesures qui limitent l’accès aux lieux de culte, les qualifiant d’atteintes à la liberté religieuse en Terre Sainte.

Following an 11 April statement of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expressing grave concerns over announced police restrictions on Holy Fire Saturday, the World Council of Churches (WCC) strongly condemned such measures restricting access to places of worship as violations of religious freedom in the Holy Land.

Church leaders in Iran warmly welcomed WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca and the WCC delegation: Prof. Dr Simone Sinn, dean of the Bossey Ecumenical Institute and Dr Abraham Silo Wilar, programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, during their visit to the country in the first week of March. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Diocese of Teheran, met them at the premises of the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran with members of his church.

Le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le père Ioan Sauca, a exprimé sa grande tristesse en apprenant la nouvelle de la perte de nombreuses vies humaines causée par la catastrophe survenue lors du festival Lag B’Omer en Israël.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed great sorrow on hearing the news of the loss of many lives caused by the disaster at the Lag B'Omer festival in Israel.