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An event offered by the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights (GIF) on the occasion of the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

A side-event at the Civil Society Policy Forum of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank  Spring Meetings, organized by the World Council of Churches, the All Africa Conference of Churches, ACT Alliance, CAFOD, Caritas, ChristianAid, CIDSE, and Jubilee USA.

This symposium will focus on the impact of digital transformation on communities and societies, and the actions needed to secure a just and inclusive digital future. Bringing together research, experiences from different regions and communities, expert input, and ethical and theological reflection, it will identify opportunities for action as a contribution to the 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches.

On March 22 all over the world people observe World Water Day. This year’s theme is Valuing Water. To explore this issue deeper the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is organizing a webinar with the office of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Right to Water and Sanitation, Prof. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo.

A 15 March webinar coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) will, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, explore the “signs of the times” with an eye for social justice, following a year of suffering and disruption for many around the world.

A 15 March webinar will explore how churches can help ensure stateless people are not left behind in national COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

International Women’s Day is held on March 8 each year to honor and celebrate the achievements of women and highlight challenges and the need for action to reach gender equality.

Following up on several successful conferences, this Asia-focused online event aims to “walk the talk” on faith-driven investing, exploring issues and sharing experiences of successful and challenging investment projects, strengthening impactful cooperation between faith partners and investors, and presenting tools to make projects investable. The event is co-hosted event by the World Council of Churches,  Geneva Agape Foundation, FaithInvest, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Business Coalition. 

The World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism will meet online 4-5 March and 8-9 March.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on God’s gift of water. Since 2008, the WCC– through its “Seven Weeks for Water” campaign – 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 (which always falls during the Lenten period).

This webinar, promoted by the World Council of Churches and the Pacific Conference of Churches, will lift up Pacific proposals to “reweave the ecological mat” and build a new creation. 

An invitation to an online discussion at the World Social Forum 2021.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is hosting a webcast on 27 January that focuses on how to reach the vision of a nuclear weapons-free world after the celebrated milestone of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

In the age of the Anthropocene, humans as the dominant species are driving significant and even irreversible environmental changes, thereby shaping the future of all living beings and our only planetary home. The complicated relationship between humans and ecosystems has often been mediated by economics and technology. Prevailing theologies and spiritualities have also molded these interactions.

How to put ecumenism into practice to take care of our common home? Discover the answer to this question in the next Laudato Si' Dialogues on Youtube Live

An upcoming symposium will explore the theme “2021: A Defining Year for Accelerating Gender Equality, Equity and Justice”. Scheduled for 26 January, the event marks the 7th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs.

Faith-Driven Investing: Walk the Talk

Africa-Europe Focus

Friday 15th January 2021, 9am – 5pm CET (Online Event)

A regional interreligious conference on 10-11 December, titled “From faith to action,” will explore ways to protect the rights of children affected by migration.