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The World Council of Churches invites all the member churches to observe a Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula on 11 August.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises appelle ses Églises membres à observer, le 11 août, un «dimanche de prière pour la réunification pacifique de la péninsule coréenne».

The Conference of European Churches, the World Council of Churches, and the World Association for Christian Communication Europe invite all to an online video presentation and discussion about the role of communication in peacebuilding, social justice, and advocacy.

The impact of the global refugee crisis in Europe and European churches’ responses: From 14 to 16 June church representatives from across Europe will gather in the Netherlands to address the challenges relating to refugee arrivals in Europe. Through prayer, discussion, and solidarity visits, participants in the three-day consultation will examine the churches’ response and collaborate on future action.

The interfaith service, held on the eve of the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS, is an opportunity to gather in prayer to remember those we know who have died of AIDS; to celebrate the progress made so far in the global response to AIDS; to reflect on our role as Faith Based Organizations and faith leaders in calling for and then implementing a strong Political Declaration on AIDS; and to commit ourselves to the Political Declaration.

The Pan-African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) under the WCC programme on Ecumenical Theological Education is partnering with Bread for the World USA and Howard University in Washington D.C. for an international consultation on “Pan-African Women of Faith: Lifting our Voices and Votes to End Hunger and Poverty”

The WCC's Ecumenical Institute at Bossey will host a series of events to celebrate seventy years of ecumenical formation, including prayers, guided tours, an evening concert, as well as discussion on “Peace-Building and the Role of Religions”.

Religious actors representing different faiths from a broad range of countries participate in the meeting, including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. They will work together over two days to develop a strategy to prevent and counter incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence in the region.

The event is co-organized by the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), the World Council of Churches, and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers.

This event will feature discussion based on practical examples of peace and reconciliation, healing of memories, and transitional justice. It is promoted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, the World Council of Churches and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect.

During the week before Mother's Day is celebrated in Switzerland, the WCC will host a knit-in organized by Hope for the Babies International (HOBI) to mark the 5th anniversary of its work to support mothers and babies in Afghanistan.

Pendant la semaine précédent la célébration de la Fête des mères en Suisse, le COE accueillera à son Centre œcuménique à Genève une séance de tricotage organisée par l'association Hope for the Babies International (HOBI) pour célébrer le 5e anniversaire de son travail en faveur des femmes en Afghanistan.

Without falling into the trap of ideological self-contained reminiscences, we shall be asking what has contributed to the idea of a "European identity", whether it be conceived as an existing identity or as one still coming into existence, in what terms it can be described, and what has given rise to the ideal of European unity that can then be expressed in political form.

Sans tomber dans le piège d’une mémoire idéologiquement refermée sur elle-même, le Conseil œcuménique des Eglises et le Mouvement des Focolari nous invitent de nous demander ce qui a contribué à forger la notion d’une «identité européenne» (constituée ou comme processus), en quels termes celle-ci peut se définir et ce qui a suscité l’idéal d’une unité européenne (susceptible de se manifester ensuite dans des formes politiques).

The United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers and the World Council of Churches will promote a meeting to discuss the role of religious leaders in preventing incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.

The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. A chain of commemorative events, starting in Geneva, will connect cities in the Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ireland and Germany. Each stop-over will last 36 hours: regional and ecumenical partners will invite people to a festive occasion with numerous activities, in order to discover local traces of Reformation history.

L’année 2017 marque le cinq-centième anniversaire de la Réforme. Une chaîne de commémorations reliera des villes des Pays-Bas, d’Italie, de Hongrie, de Suisse, de Slovénie, d’Irlande et d’Allemagne. Chaque étape durera 36 heures: des partenaires régionaux et œcuméniques inviteront les gens à des temps festifs comportant de multiples activités afin de découvrir des traces locales de l’histoire de la Réforme.

Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world in terms of income and living conditions. At the same time, the region has strong religious traditions and churches. The seminar will address topics linked to the engagement of Latin American churches in social justice issues, drawing on the experiences of the participants themselves.