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The WCC Pilgrim Team Visits (PTV) will focus on indigenous communities on Standing Rock, particularly along the shore of the Missouri River (Lake Oahe) and their struggle for justice, including water justice. The PTV is hosted by the The Standing Rock Episcopal Community & North Dakota Council on Indian Ministries. Rev. Dr John Floberg is the focal point for the host.

Die Vereinigte Kirche von Kanada, in Partnerschaft mit der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, organisiert ein Webinar zum Thema Rassismus gegen Schwarze und Afrophobie. Dieses Webinar findet im Rahmen der Teilnahme der Kirche an der Internationalen Dekade der Menschen afrikanischer Abstammung der Vereinten Nationen statt.

The United Church of Canada, in partnership with the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, is presenting a webinar on anti-Black racism and Afrophobia. This webinar is part of the church’s participation in the UN International Decade for People of African Descent.

La Iglesia Unida del Canadá, en colaboración con la Comisión de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, organiza un seminario web sobre el racismo contra los negros y la afrofobia. Este seminario web se inscribe en el marco de la participación de las iglesias en el Decenio Internacional de los Afrodescendientes de la ONU.

L’Église unie du Canada, en partenariat avec la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, présente un webinaire sur le racisme envers les personnes noires et l’afrophobie. Ce webinaire s’inscrit dans le cadre de la participation de l’Église à la Décennie internationale des personnes d’ascendance africaine.

An interfaith prayer breakfast will be held during the United Nations General Assembly will renew commitment to a shared vision of ending AIDS by 2030. Organized by the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC – EAA), in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Development (IATF), this will be a unique opportunity to strengthen current collaboration and to forge new partnerships between faiths and other sectors.

The interfaith service, held on the eve of the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS, is an opportunity to gather in prayer to remember those we know who have died of AIDS; to celebrate the progress made so far in the global response to AIDS; to reflect on our role as Faith Based Organizations and faith leaders in calling for and then implementing a strong Political Declaration on AIDS; and to commit ourselves to the Political Declaration.

This event will feature discussion based on practical examples of peace and reconciliation, healing of memories, and transitional justice. It is promoted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, the World Council of Churches and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect.

From September 1st to 4 October, Christians around the world are praying and caring for creation. It’s the “Season of Creation”. The beginning and the end date of Season of Creation are linked with the concern for creation in the Eastern and the Western traditions of Christianity, respectively.