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An interfaith breakfast held in conjunction with the 78th session of the UN General Assembly brought into focus the urgent need for building partnerships for a one-community response to HIV.

Les éducateurs chrétiens et les autres responsables d’Églises au Togo tournent avec plaisir les pages d’une nouvelle ressource destinée aux enfants, un programme d’éducation intitulé «Parce que Dieu m’aime – Affirmer ma valeur en Christ», publié par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).

Christian educators and other church leaders in Togo are eagerly turning the pages of a new resource for children, a curriculum entitled “Because God Loves Me—Affirming My Value in Christ,” published by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

As a United Nations high-level meeting convenes from 8-10 June in New York, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is joining the UN and other faith-based and civic groups to review progress on commitments to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Michael Blair is general secretary of the General Council for The United Church of Canada. He is also a member of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.

In a video released on 22 October, Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, are promoting awareness of domestic violence and offering support.

Pan African Women of Faith will gather in Washington, DC from 13-15 November to advocate for global nutrition and to observe the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved African peoples to Jamestown, Virginia (USA).

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy programme sponsored an intergenerational workshop on HIV, masculinities, femininities and sexual reproductive health education for 35 adolescents, young people, theologians, and religious leaders from 28-30 October at the Village du Benin, University of Lomé, Togo.

Susan Johnson is the national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. She was elected in 2007 and is the first woman to hold the post.

Elizabeth Eaton is presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). On 8 August, the ELCA adopted a resolution to encourage church-wide participation in the World Council of Churches Thursdays in Black campaign for a world free from rape and violence.

An interfaith prayer breakfast in New York City on 26 September tackled the involvement of faith leaders and faith communities, in partnerships with non-faith actors, to accelerate optimal HIV services to reach men and children, and to promote action to address issues related to sexual violence against children and HIV.

Durch die Annahme einer Resolution zur Unterstützung der Kampagne Donnerstags in Schwarz im August hat die Gesamtkirchliche Versammlung der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Amerika (ELKA) öffentlich die Selbstverpflichtung der Kirche bekräftigt, sich für Geschlechtergerechtigkeit einzusetzen. Diese Aktion ist ein bedeutender offizieller Schritt, um jetzt formal „alle Menschen über alle Ausdrucksformen kirchlichen Lebens hinweg aufzurufen, an der Kampagne #ThursdaysinBlack teilzunehmen, indem sie an jedem Donnerstag schwarze Kleidung anlegen und sich aktiv an diversen Diskussionen und Aktionen zum Thema beteiligen.“