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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Gender Justice Reference Group will convene in Harare, Zimbabwe from 7-12 December. The group, meeting face-to-face for the first time, was created to dismantle gender inequalities and promote justice and reconciliation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the inaugural edition of the Living Planet Monitor (LPM) publication, marking a significant step in addressing the interconnection between land, water, food, and climate justice.

An upcoming “Advocacy Training for Church Workers” will show religious leaders, lay leaders, educators, seminary students, and interested individuals how to effectively integrate advocacy into preaching, liturgy, and Bible studies. 

The World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Lutheran World Federation have issued “A Call to Action for Biodiversity and Climate Justice at COP16.” 

A joint multi-year sustainable food systems project between The United Church of Canada, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, and Canadian Foodgrains Bank is increasing food security with community-led solutions.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) begins its journey at the triple COPs—starting with the biodiversity COP16 in Colombia—by promoting a holistic approach to environmental stewardship. Rooted in faith and guided by creation care, the WCC calls for integrated policies that address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation while amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples and vulnerable communities.

A new Thursdays in Black Bible study, “Overcoming the Resistance of Patriarchal Theologies,” is available online. 

The World Council of Churches joined other faith-based and civil society organizations in signing a Call to Action on the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an open letter to the world’s leaders to call for bold and urgent action to end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a webinar addressing global hunger and food insecurity, bringing together faith representatives, nutrition experts, and social advocates who called for urgent systemic reform. The event, part of the WCC’s initiative of Land, Water, and Food Justice of the Living Planet Programme, focused on how hunger disproportionately affects marginalized communities, particularly emphasizing how gender disparities worsen food insecurity.

On 16 October, during World Food Day, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will host an international webinar to address the worsening global food crisis. Featuring voices from the United Nations, civil society, academia, and faith communities, the event will examine the systemic causes of hunger and explore ways to empower women and children, the most vulnerable to food insecurity.

At the 57th Human Rights Council side event titled “Reimagining Development: Inclusive Models for Sustainable and Equitable Development,” the World Council of Churches (WCC) reinforced its leadership role in advocating for inclusive, sustainable development. Rev. Nicole Ashwood, WCC programme executive for Just Community of Women and Men, urged global leaders to rethink development models based on human dignity, environmental care, and gender equality.