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140 years after the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, one of the most consequential geopolitical gatherings in modern history, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ecumenical partners

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Africa Regional Programme Office, Abuja, in collaboration with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, convened a two-day Human Rights Training Workshop for church leaders and partners from the Niger Delta. 

A side event to the UN Human Rights Council titled “Registration and Legal Status of Places of Worship: Negative Impacts on Religious Minorities” was co-organized by the World Evangelical Alliance, Anglican Communion, World Council of Churches (WCC), Open Doors International, and Stefanus Alliance in Geneva.

The Universal Periodic Review—a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every 5 years—of Angola and Madagascar took place on 23 and 27 January.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) staff visit took place from 12-21 January, aimed at empowering faith communities in Jamaica to take action on sexual and gender-based violence, racism, reparations, and climate justice.

On the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean military coup, Marta Palma, former staff of the World Council of Churches (WCC), remembers the WCC’s extensive support for Chilean churches and communities during one of the darkest periods in the nation’s history. 

In a lecture delivered in Oslo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nihon Hidankyo called on all governments to take their stories as a call to action—and to immediately eliminate any activities that give nuclear weapons legitimacy. 

The annual Ecumenical Partners Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training took place 15-18 October at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.