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WCC president shares impressions of UN Summit of the Future

World Council of Churches News met president from North America Rev. Dr Angelique Keturah Walker-Smith at the UN headquarters in New York City to field her impressions about the recent UN Summit of the Future, and how the ecumenical movement might contribute to achieving the goals outlined in the UN Pact for the Future. 

Video interview: WCC “will be known by where it invests its moral and financial resources”

In a video interview with WCC news, Rev. Dr Liberato C. Bautista, assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs, General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, reflects on the dynamics of the ecumenical movement between local and global realities and the role of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in international multilateral dialogue.

Colombian human rights advocates engage in strategic talks in the US

In a recent visit to the United States, a group of four laureates of the National Human Rights Award in Colombia” engaged in meetings in Washington and New York City with government officials, diplomats, and United Nations (UN) representatives. They spoke of the deterioration of the peace process in the country and the importance of international solidarity.