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The WCC mourns the death of Leopoldo J. Niilus, former director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), renowned lawyer, peace negotiator and author of several writings on human rights and international affairs.

El CMI lamenta la muerte de Leopoldo J. Niilus, ex director de la Comisión del CMI de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales (CCIA), reconocido abogado, negociador de paz y autor de varios escritos sobre derechos humanos y asuntos internacionales.

O CMI expressa pesar pela morte de Leopoldo J. Niilus, ex-diretor da Comissão de Igrejas em Assuntos Internacionais (CCIA), renomado jurista, negociador de paz e autor de diversos textos sobre direitos humanos e assuntos internacionais.

The WCC has congratulated Urmas Viilma on becoming the new archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Archbishop Viilma, a member of the WCC Central Committee, was consecrated in his new position in a ceremony held in Tallinn, Estonia on 2 February.