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Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and H.E. Archbishop Dr Vicken Aykazian, moderator and vice moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, respectively, traveled to New York City on 3-4 April to deepen the WCC’s engagement with the United Nations. 

A World Council of Churches delegation led by general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has concluded its visit to Armenia after “witnessing dramatic events”.

El 28 de agosto, durante una reunión con el embajador Andranik Hovhannisyan, de la Misión Permanente de la República de Armenia ante la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, expresó su solidaridad con quienes se esfuerzan por lograr el levantamiento del bloqueo de Nagorno Karabaj abogando por la reapertura del corredor de Lachín.

Während eines Treffens mit Botschafter Andranik Hovhannisyan, ständigem Vertreter der Republik Armenien bei der UN-Mission, sprach Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 28. August seine Solidarität mit jenen aus, die sich um eine Aufhebung der Blockade von Bergkarabach durch die Wiedereröffnung des Latschin-Korridors bemühen.

Le 28 août, lors d’une visite de l’ambassadeur Andranik Hovhannisyan, de la Mission permanente de la République d’Arménie auprès des Nations Unies, le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, a exprimé sa solidarité à l’égard de ceux et celles qui s’efforcent de lever le blocus du Haut-Karabakh en rouvrant le corridor de Lachin.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences and expressed solidarity with the victims of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).

On 28th August, during a visit with Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Office, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with those making efforts to lift the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh by reopening the Lachin corridor.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Azerbaijan for the immediate lifting of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as more than 120,000 people—including 30,000 children—are suffering under an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis.

In a letter to H.E. Zbigniew Rau, OSCE chairman-in-office, and minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca and Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, jointly appeal for urgent action by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to promote a just and sustainable peace in the Caucasus, following renewed violence in the region in which more than 100 lives have already been lost.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) supports a renewed call issued by interreligious leaders from the United States for the prison at Guantanamo Bay to be closed, and for justice for those being held.

At a conference to promote freedom of religion and preservation of spiritual, cultural and historical heritage, held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin from 8-12 September, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on “Holy Places and our Human Identities.”

The United Church of Christ, at a 14 June event entitled “UCC at the United Nations: Growing New Connections to Create a Just World for All,” explored how to strengthen global advocacy by journeying with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and other partners.

В преддверии первого саммита президентов США и России, который пройдет 16 июня в Женеве, Всемирный Совет Церквей (ВСЦ) выразил надежды на мир посредством открытого письма и молитвы.

En una carta abierta, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) compartió sus esperanzas de paz en vísperas de la primera cumbre entre los presidentes de Estados Unidos y Rusia, que tendrá lugar en Ginebra el 16 de junio.