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The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space, or hinder humanitarian endeavors in the Philippines. 

El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) publicó una declaración sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Filipinas.

Der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) veröffentlicht eine Erklärung zur Menschenrechtslage auf den Philippinen.

Le Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a publié une déclaration sur la situation des droits de la personne aux Philippines.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee released a statement on the human rights situation in the Philippines.

Un seminario titulado “Diaconía ecuménica: la respuesta de las iglesias a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en Asia tiene lugar en Chiang Mai (Tailandia) del 24 al 26 de octubre. Organizado conjuntamente por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y la Conferencia Cristiana de Asia, este es el tercero de una serie de ocho seminarios celebrados en Asia, África y el Pacífico.

Vom 24. bis zum 26. Oktober findet in Chiang Mai, Thailand ein Seminar mit dem Titel „Ökumenische Diakonie und die Antwort der Kirchen auf die Ziele für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung“ statt. Das gemeinsam vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der Asiatischen Christlichen Konferenz organisierteVeranstaltung ist das dritte aus einer Reihe von acht Seminaren, die in Asien, Afrika und der Region Pazifik stattfinden.

Un séminaire à Chiang Mai, en Thaïlande, intitulé «Diaconie œcuménique, la réponse des Églises aux objectifs de développement durable en Asie», se tient du 24 au 26 octobre. Organisé conjointement par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et la Conférence chrétienne d’Asie, le séminaire est le troisième d’une série de huit qui se déroulent en Asie, en Afrique et dans le Pacifique.

A seminar in Chiang Mai, Thailand, “Ecumenical Diakonia, Churches’ Response to Sustainable Development Goals in Asia,” is taking place 24-26 October. Jointly organised by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia, the seminar is the third in a series of eight taking place across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed great concern in the wake of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines on 27 July.

World Council of Churches (WCC) director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove presented, via video message, an intervention at an “International Ecumenical Solidarity Gathering for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines” held 7 October.

As human rights violations worsen in the Philippines, religious leaders there are urging global solidarity for their increasingly urgent quest for justice.

As a report on human rights abuses in the Philippines was delivered to the UN by the global group Investigate PH, churches and human rights groups reiterated their concerns over propagation of a culture that allows the abuse to happen.

As Rev. Dan San Andres Sr, known as a defender of human rights, was arrested a week after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act was passed in the Philippines, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined with the bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in calling for justice.

Participants of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 2019 Eco School in Asia have pledged to serve as “Eco Ambassadors” who will protect our waters, promote food sovereignty, health and wellbeing and stand for climate justice with a sense of urgency.

Mehr als 40 Kirchenleitende und Fachleute für Diakonie aus 15 asiatischen Ländern haben an einem Seminar über ökumenische Diakonie und Entwicklung teilgenommen, das der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) vom 4.–7. Dezember in Chiang Mai, Thailand durchgeführt hat.

More than 40 church leaders and diakonia specialists from 15 Asian countries participated in training in ecumenical diakonia and development organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 4-7 December.