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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is beginning a project with local partners in four countries—India, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Jamaica—to bring back HIV and AIDS response to the national agendas, this time with a focus on sustainability.

Observed on 13-20 October, the WCC Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance invites churches around the world again to a Churches’ Week of Action on Food, an opportunity to pray, reflect and take action together, for food justice across the globe.

Du 13 au 20 octobre 2019, l’Alliance œcuménique «agir ensemble» du COE invite une nouvelle fois les Églises du monde entier à une Semaine d’action des Églises pour l’alimentation – une occasion de prier, de réfléchir et d’agir ensemble en faveur de la justice alimentaire à travers le monde.

“Christ’s call for abundant life (John 10:10) means that the church must work to address the enormity of challenges, including access to water resources, care for creation, and adequate health care,” said Rev. Matthew Ross during a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar on young people’s involvement in “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” held in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15-20.

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on water. Since 2008, EWN has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March. This year, the focus is on Latin America.

Le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau (ROE) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) vous invite à profiter du temps du Carême pour réfléchir à la question de l’eau. Depuis 2008, le ROE propose des réflexions théologiques hebdomadaires et de la documentation sur le thème de l’eau durant les sept semaines du Carême ainsi que pour la Journée mondiale de l’eau, le 22 mars. Cette année, l’attention portera particulièrement sur l’Amérique latine.

After learning about the link between HIV and sexual and gender-based violence, the Rev. Neila Ingram said what was on the minds of many women religious leaders: “So now I have work to go and do in my community and church.”

Between 7-27 March, more than 100 images with the hash tag #7Weeks4Water were posted by Instagram users who joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) contest. Most of them told stories about water justice, illustrating the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water,” promoted by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network annually since 2008.

On the world scale of countries with plentiful water, Brazil comes out in the top league. It has 12 percent of the world’s fresh water supplies. Yet Magali do Nascimento Cunha does not see her country scoring so well when it comes to water and sanitation distribution.

Dans le classement des pays qui disposent de beaucoup d’eau, le Brésil s’inscrit parmi les plus favorisés. Il dispose de 12% des réserves mondiales d’eau douce. Pourtant, pour Magali do Nascimento Cunha, la situation n’est pas aussi brillante des points de vue de la distribution d’eau et de la disponibilité d’installations sanitaires.

The WCC sent an open letter to the Gatestone Institute in response to the institute’s web articles criticizing the WCC’s “Seven Weeks for Water” campaign. The campaign focuses on critical water issues affecting the people of Palestine, particularly in the occupied territories.

When Fernando Enns thinks of water in a German context, he is reminded of thousands and thousands of refugees who have come to the country fleeing the conflict in Syria.

Quand Fernando Enns pense à l’eau dans un contexte allemand, il pense aux milliers de réfugiés arrivés dans son pays pour fuir le conflit syrien.

A water crisis for Palestinian people was highlighted by the general secretary of the WCC, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, at the launch of the Seven Weeks for Water campaign in Jerusalem.

À Jérusalem, lors du lancement de la campagne des «Sept semaines pour l’eau», le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises COE, a rappelé que la population palestinienne affronte une crise de l’eau.

The WCC Ecumenical Water Network is inviting member churches and supporters to reflect on water during Lent. For many in the world, water is either taken for granted or in desperately short supply.

Le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau du COE invite ses Églises membres et les personnes qui le soutiennent à mener une réflexion l’eau pendant le carême. Pour beaucoup de gens dans le monde, l’eau est soit quelque chose qui va de soi, soit quelque chose dont on a désespérément besoin.

Amidst the reality of tensions often fueled by religions, a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish youth has formed a multi-faith community. As part of an interfaith summer course sponsored by the WCC, this community wants to work for the protection of creation – a concern they say is common to all faith traditions.