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Visiting Madagascar in partnership with the Catholic Spiritan brotherhood and the non-government organization Geneva for Human Rights last week, the World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation explored how the resources shared better equip churches to help women suffering from obstetric fistula – condition which impacts millions of women around the world, particularly in sub-saharan Africa.

Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi is dean of the Ecumenical Institute, the graduate school which opened its academic year this week. Below, Iwuamadi reflects on the arrival of new students at the Ecumenical Institute during this remarkable time.

The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, or Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (FJKM), celebrated its 50th anniversary on 18-19 August with events that included a special thanksgiving worship service in Toamasina.

L’Église de Jésus Christ à Madagascar, ou Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (FJKM), a célébré son cinquantième anniversaire les 18 et 19 août en organisant plusieurs événements, dont un service spécial d’action de grâce à Toamasina.

“Statelessness renders people’s vulnerability to abuse and to denial of their rights invisible to national authorities. In this sense the right to a nationality is a threshold issue for access to protection of all other human rights - almost a 'right to have rights'”, said Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), following a regional training workshop on birth registration and gender discriminatory nationality laws in Africa, organized by the WCC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11–13 May.

«L’apatridie rend invisible aux yeux des autorités nationales la vulnérabilité des personnes face aux abus ou à la négation de leurs droits. En cela, le droit à une nationalité est un enjeu fondamental pour l’accès à la protection de tous les autres droits humains. Il s’agit presque d’un "droit d’avoir des droits"», a déclaré Peter Prove, directeur de la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du COE, après un atelier régional de formation traitant de l’enregistrement des naissances et des lois sur la nationalité qui entraînent une discrimination en fonction du sexe. Cet atelier était organisé par le COE à Addis-Abeba (Éthiopie) du 11 au 13 mai.

The plenary on justice at the WCC 10th Assembly brings into focus the core of its theme “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.” Following on diverse reflections from around the world on Christian unity, Asia and mission, the assembly plenary on 6 November in Busan, Republic of Korea, highlighted struggles for justice.