50 jóvenes de 24 países han enviado un mensaje de esperanza a la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28), que se celebrará en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos a finales de 2023. El mensaje se pronunció en una ceremonia especial durante la segunda edición del Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes, que tuvo lugar en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey (Suiza).
Vigilance is needed to sustain people's acceptance of one another to prevent aberrations such as the Rwanda genocide in 1994 and the Russian-Ukraine war, a UN special adviser has told a group of young Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
50 young people from 24 countries have sent a message of hope to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023. The message was delivered during a special ceremony during the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland.
A woman who works with youth in Kenya—young people who once turned to heinous crimes—had a group of young Christians, Jews, and Muslims weeping tears of compassion and joy as she recounted her tough upbringing and how she helps turn those youth from crime to community.
La escena de cristianos/as, judíos/as y musulmanes/as que ríen y charlan juntos/as, aprendiendo sobre la paz, no pertenece a una historia de aspiraciones; se trata de jóvenes auténticos/as, vivos/as, divirtiéndose en el Foro de Pacificadores Emergentes.
Peace is not a given these days, an international group of young Christians, Jews, and Muslims has heard from a woman whose father survived the Holocaust as she stressed the need to talk and listen to one another.
The Christians, Jews, and Muslims laughing and chatting together, learning about peace were not in an aspirational story; they are authentic, live young people having fun at the Emerging Peacemakers Forum.
Children who gathered prior and during the New Global Financial Pact, held 22-23 June in Paris, delivered a clear message to President Macron and world leaders: the existing colonial economic model must be replaced with one that prioritizes humanity over profits.
El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) figura entre las organizaciones ecuménicas con sede en África y los asociados internacionales que el 24 de junio firmaron una declaración conjunta sobre Sudán.
Rev. Matthew Ross, who served as WCC programme executive for Diakonia and Capacity Building from 2018-2023, reflects on how the document “Called to Transformation – Ecumenical Diakonia,” which he edited, is being received in ways that affirm the importance of diaconal service and mission.
La esperanza y el compromiso fueron los aspectos centrales del informe que la región de África presentó al Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) el 26 de junio. Como es habitual durante estas reuniones, los miembros del Comité Central, los presidentes, los asesores, los stewards y el personal de cada región se reunieron para orar, compartir e identificar las cuestiones que afectan la vida y el testimonio de las iglesias de su región.
El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) concluyó su reunión de una semana en Ginebra con un llamado a volverse a Dios como un pueblo que rinde culto agradecido y esperanzado.
The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has concluded its week-long meeting in Geneva with a call to turn to God as a worshipful, thankful, and hopeful people.
El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en el marco de sus procedimientos administrativos, designó diecisiete asesores y asesoras juveniles, eligió a los dirigentes de sus comisiones y revisó los estatutos de la nueva Comisión del CMI sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible.
The World Council of Churches was among ecumenical organizations based in Africa and international partners that signed a 24 June joint statement on Sudan.
Hope and commitment were central in the report that the Africa region presented to the WCC central committee on 26 June. As is customary during these meetings, central committee members, advisors, stewards, and staff from each region met for prayer and sharing and to identify issues affecting the life and witness of the churches in their region.
