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Seven Weeks for Water 2024, week 2: How can we drink from our own cisterns?

The second reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Rev. Vinod Victor, Anglican Church of Freiburg in Germany. In this reflection, he compares the water situation of early Palestine to that of today in the wake of the ongoing war in Gaza. He also asks how people can drink from their own cisterns when they are controlled by outsiders. 

19 February 2024
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Seven Weeks for Water 2024, week 1: Water for peace in the Middle East region

The first reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Dr Munib Younan,* bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and former president of the Lutheran World Federation. In this reflection, the author, as a Palestinian, in line with this year's theme of "leveraging water for peace,” reflects on Isaiah's promise of free water for the thirsty in the context of the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza that has worsened the water situation in Gaza to catastrophic levels.

14 February 2024
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Siete Semanas por el Agua 2024, semana 1: Agua para la paz en la región de Oriente Medio

La primera reflexión de la serie Siete Semanas para el Agua 2024 de la Red Ecuménica del Agua del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) está escrita por el Dr. Munib Younan*, obispo emérito de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Jordania y Tierra Santa y expresidente de la Federación Luterana Mundial. En esta reflexión, el autor, como palestino, en consonancia con el tema de este año de “Aprovechar el agua para la paz”, reflexiona sobre la promesa de Isaías de agua gratuita para los sedientos en el contexto de la actual guerra israelí en Gaza que ha empeorado la situación hídrica en Gaza hasta llegar a niveles catastróficos.

13 February 2024
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GEM School 2023 - Invitation to Apply

In order to strengthen the voice of the churches with regards to global economics, a group of up to 20 current and future leaders representing the churches will have the opportunity to attend the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM School) for an Economy of Life in Nairobi, Kenya (TBC) from 19 until 30 August 2024.

18 December 2023
WCC Programmes
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Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the WCC Town-Hall Discussion on Interfaith Dialogue, Climate Change, and Refugee Displacement

Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the WCC Town-Hall Discussion on Interfaith Dialogue, Climate Change, and Refugee Displacement - at the Religious Leaders Unite for Climate Peace in Solidarity with Refugees, Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland 12 December 2023.

12 December 2023
Ecumenical movement