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Tari-dalana hoan’ny fiangonana momba ny fisorohana ny Mamany Lava

WCC Human Rights programme

This guide aims to raise awareness in churches and church communities of the catastrophic condition of obstetric fistula—a childbirth injury usually caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely medical intervention. Obstetric fistula can have devastating physical, emotional, and economic consequences for women and can even result in permanent disability.

It introduces readers to obstetric fistula and explains why churches need to be concerned. It discusses how churches can help prevent the condition from occurring in the women in their congregations and local communities. It also offers practical and emotional support and encouragement to those who are suffering with obstetric fistula. Finally, this guide outlines the advocacy work being done and suggests some actions churches can take.

Available for download in English, Portuguese, and Malagasy.

Voice of churches vital during UN women’s rights talks

As the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) drew to a close, a look back shows that, this year, the World Council of Churches (WCC), through its Ecumenical Office to the United Nations, brought many voices to the table to speak on gender equality, women's rights, and empowerment. 

Um Guia para as Igrejas sobre a Prevenção da Fístula Obstétrica

WCC Human Rights programme

Este guia tem como objetivo sensibilizar igrejas e comunidades religiosas sobre a condição catastrófica que é a fístula obstétrica – uma lesão que ocorre no parto, geralmente devido a trabalhos de parto prolongados e obstruídos que não recebem intervenção médica em tempo hábil. A fístula obstétrica pode ter consequências físicas, emocionais e econômicas devastadoras para as mulheres, podendo inclusive levar a deficiência permanente.
 

A Guide for Churches on the Prevention of Obstetric Fistula

WCC Human Rights programme

This guide aims to raise awareness in churches and church communities of the catastrophic condition of obstetric fistula—a childbirth injury usually caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely medical intervention. Obstetric fistula can have devastating physical, emotional, and economic consequences for women and can even result in permanent disability.

It introduces readers to obstetric fistula and explains why churches need to be concerned. It discusses how churches can help prevent the condition from occurring in the women in their congregations and local communities. It also offers practical and emotional support and encouragement to those who are suffering with obstetric fistula. Finally, this guide outlines the advocacy work being done and suggests some actions churches can take.

Available for download in English, Portuguese, and Malagasy.

ACT Alliance general secretary: “equity is not negotiable”

As the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the first-ever Climate Action Summit were held in New York City in September, ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria reflected on the importance of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the ecumenical movement in creating a more sustainable and equitable world.

مستشار الأمم المتحدة: اليقظة مطلوبة لتجنب تكرار الإبادة الجماعية في رواندا والحرب في أوكرانيا

قال المستشار الخاص للأمم المتحدة لمجموعة من الشباب المسيحيين واليهود والمسلمين أن هناك حاجة إلى اليقظة للحفاظ على تقبل الناس لبعضهم البعض وتجنب الانحرافات مثل الإبادة الجماعية في رواندا في عام 1994 والحرب الروسية الأوكرانية.

Un conseiller de l’ONU recommande la vigilance pour éviter des situations comme le génocide au Rwanda ou la guerre en Ukraine

Il faut faire preuve de vigilance pour aider les peuples à s’accepter mutuellement, et ainsi éviter des aberrations telles que le génocide au Rwanda en 1994 et la guerre actuelle entre la Russie et l’Ukraine. Tel est le message qu’un conseiller spécial de l’ONU a transmis à un groupe réunissant des jeunes de religion chrétienne, juive et musulmane.

Learning and hoping: peacemakers give and receive messages to the world

Messages of hope related to climate change and global conflicts from renowned global peacemakers have inspired young Christians, Jews, and Muslims at the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held 5-14 July at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. The young peacemakers have spent nearly 10 days crafting the next generation of peacebuilding. 

The forum is organized in partnership between the Muslim Council of Elders, the WCC, and the Rose Castle Foundation.

تقول ابنة أحد الناجين من محرقة الهولوكوست: السلام ليس من المسلمات هذه الأيام، ولكن استمر في الحديث

"السلام ليس من المسلمات هذه الأيام"، هذا مع سمعته مجموعة دولية من الشباب المسيحيين واليهود والمسلمين من امرأة نجا والدها من الهولوكوست وهي تؤكد على الحاجة إلى ان يتحدث الناس ويستمعوا لبعضهم البعض.

"ماما شمسا": "مارس الإنسانية" لتغذية الروح

امرأة تعمل مع الشباب في كينيا – وهم شباب تحولوا ذات مرة إلى ارتكاب جرائم شنيعة - جعلت مجموعة من الشباب المسيحيين واليهود والمسلمين يذرفون دموع الرحمة والفرح وهي تروي نشأتها الصعبة وكيف ساعدت في تحويل هؤلاء الشباب من الجريمة إلى المجتمع.