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The World Council of Churches (WCC) will be represented at the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) World Assembly on 2-10 August in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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

The situation for people in Myanmar—including more than one million ethnic Rohingyas—is increasingly concerning, as expressed in the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee minute. 

In a recent report, WCC partner Human Rights Monitor expressed grave concern as Indonesian security forces intensify operations in West Papua.

As year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of establishing a ceasefire in the Korean War, the World Council of Churches (WCC) calls on churches worldwide to join advocacy for the Korea Peace Appeal, campaign promoting the transition from armistice agreement to peace treaty for Korean Peninsula.

Sanctions should not harm the support for the most vulnerable, says a report on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work presented at a side-event of 52nd session at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva on 10 March.

As the keynote speaker during an Ecumenical Peace Conversation in South Korea on 11 October, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected on the theme of the recent WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca is visiting the Korean Peninsula this week, bringing greetings of solidarity to WCC member churches, meeting with former WCC Asian president Rev. Dr Sang Chang, attending an Ecumenical Peace Conversation, and bringing a message to the 26th Pentecostal World Conference.

La 11ª Asamblea del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) presentó una nota sobre el fin de la guerra y la construcción de la paz en la península de Corea. La nota señala que la 10ª Asamblea del CMI, celebrada en Busan (Corea del Sur), llevó la atención del movimiento ecuménico mundial a la actual búsqueda de la paz, la reconciliación y la reunificación del pueblo coreano dividido.

Die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat einen Protokollpunkt zur Beendigung des Krieges und zu Frieden auf der koreanischen Halbinsel vorgelegt.   Der Protokollpunkt hält fest, dass die 10. Vollversammlung des ÖRK in Busan, Nordkorea bereits die weltweite ökumenische Bewegung auf die anhaltende Suche nach Frieden, Versöhnung und Wiedervereinigung des geteilten koreanischen Volkes aufmerksam gemacht hat.

La 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a présenté une Note sur la fin de la guerre et l’établissement de la paix dans la péninsule coréenne. La Note indique que la 10e Assemblée du COE qui s’est déroulée à Busan, en Corée du Sud, avait attiré l’attention du mouvement œcuménique mondial sur la recherche permanente de la paix, de la réconciliation et de la réunification du peuple coréen divisé.

Members of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification & Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (EFK) held an informal meeting on 9 September in Karlsruhe, Germany, following the conclusion of the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly.