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Le 28 août, lors d’une visite de l’ambassadeur Andranik Hovhannisyan, de la Mission permanente de la République d’Arménie auprès des Nations Unies, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a exprimé sa solidarité à l’égard de ceux et celles qui s’efforcent de lever le blocus du Haut-Karabakh en rouvrant le corridor de Lachin.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences and expressed solidarity with the victims of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).

On 28th August, during a visit with Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Office, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with those making efforts to lift the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh by reopening the Lachin corridor.

A continuation, not a commemoration: at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., religious and civic leaders spoke before thousands of demonstrators who turned out despite intense summertime heat on 26 August.

Forty retired World Council of Churches (WCC) staff gathered at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 22 August to celebrate the WCC’s 75th anniversary and to receive greetings and reflections from WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Rev. Bob  Scott, whose ministry spanned more than 50 years and included work on a global level to overcome racism.

Une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) menée par le pasteur Pillay, secrétaire général du COE, s’est rendue cette semaine à New York et à Washington, DC. Elle y a rencontré des représentant-e-s des Nations Unies, le nonce apostolique, le Conseil national des Églises d’Amérique du Nord, d’autres responsables d’Églises, des organisations œcuméniques et des représentant-e-s de l’État.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation led by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Pillay visited New York City and Washington, DC this week, meeting with United Nations representatives, the Papal Nuncio, the National Council of Churches in North America, other church leaders, and ecumenical organizations and state officials.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation, led by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, is visiting the USA this week, traveling to New York City as well as Washington, D.C. to bring together ecumenical leadership.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will visit New York City and Washington, D.C. 18-21 July with the goal of strengthening collaboration and partnerships.

50 jeunes de 24 pays ont envoyé un message d’espoir à la Conférence des Parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP 28), qui sera accueillie par les Émirats arabes unis fin 2023. Le message a été communiqué à l’occasion d'une cérémonie spéciale qui a eu lieu au cours de la deuxième édition du Forum des nouveaux artisans de la paix organisée à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey, en Suisse.

50 young people from 24 countries have sent a message of hope to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023. The message was delivered during a special ceremony during the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland.