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Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice, by Rev. Dr Angélique Keturah Walker-Smith, WCC President from North America.

A webinar on 4 December will focus on “Decolonizing beauty: mission, gender, racism, and health in the skin-whitening pandemic.”

An ecumenical prayer on 28 July will express love and solidarity for the churches and people of Sudan.

An online meeting planned for 25 May, titled “Exploring the nexus between racism, xenophobia and the AfCTA, and AU free movement protocol,” will mark Africa Day.

A 5 May webinar will remember the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, this time with a focus on Europe.

A World Council of Churches (WCC) webinar to be held on 13 December will explore “Forgotten Tragedies: Remembering the Past and Moving Towards Reconciliation.”

A webinar commemorating Africa Day on 24 May will explore "Pluralism, Racism and Xenophobia: The colonial and missionary legacy and conflict in post-colonial Africa.”

An online webinar, “Community, Church, State and the economics of enslavement: views from across the Atlantic,” will mark the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on 25 March.

The 8th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs, entitled "Mobilizing Moral Influence and Governance to End the Systemic Injustices of Racism, the legacy of Colonialism and Slavery", will be held virtually 8:00 – 12:30 EDT on Tuesday 25 January 2022. 

Estatísticas coletas pela ONU em 2017 indicam que 87.000 mulheres foram mortas naquele ano por causa de seu gênero. Desses assassinatos, 58% – um total de 137 mulheres todos os dias – foram mortas por um membro de sua própria família ou parceiro íntimo. A pandemia de COVID-19 exacerbou ainda mais essa violência, ao ponto que, em setembro de 2020, 121 países haviam instituído e adotado novas medidas para apoiar e/ou prestar mais cuidados às mulheres sobreviventes de violência como parte de seus planos de resposta à COVID. 

Las estadísticas recopiladas por las Naciones Unidas en 2017 indicaron que 87 000 mujeres fueron asesinadas ese año por motivos de género. De esos asesinatos, el 58% (137 mujeres cada día) fueron cometidos por un familiar de la víctima o por su pareja. El surgimiento de la pandemia de COVID-19 ha exacerbado la violencia hasta tal punto que, en septiembre de 2020, 121 países habían instituido y aprobado, en el marco de sus planes de respuesta ante la COVID-19, nuevas medidas de apoyo y/o asistencia a las mujeres víctimas de la violencia. 

Join us in two online meetings addressing the shadow pandemic of femicide and sexual and gender-based violence. Statistics gathered by the UN in 2017 indicated that 87,000 women were killed because of their gender. Of those murders, 58 percent – 137 women each day - were killed by a member of their own family or intimate partner. The onset of Covid-19 has exacerbated the violence, so much so, that by September 2020, 121 countries instituted and adopted new measures to provide support and/or care for women survivors of violence as part of their Covid-19 response plans.  

In preparation for the upcoming Africa & African Diaspora Conference, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is hosting a pre-conference webinar discussion on 15 October. The Africa & African Diaspora Conference is scheduled for 23-29 October.

A webinar on 27 August entitled “Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the Legacy and Resilience of Victims” will focus on Africa.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Council for World Mission, from 14-17 June, will present online the ecumenical event “Anti-racist in Christ? Ecumenical Christian Repentance, Reflection and Action on Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia.”

A World Council of Churches and Conference of European Churches online regional consultation on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

A World Council of Churches and All Africa Conference of Churches Africa regional consultation on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The thematic focus of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP) in 2019 is Racism.The WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), organises a series of eight WCC CCIA regional expert Webinars on the issue of racism and racial justice from August to December 2019. The aim of the webinars is to explore how racism manifests itself in the respective regions, learn about the work that churches and ecumenical partners are doing in this respect, identify synergies and avenues for possible collaboration.

This year, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), in partnership with the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), will observe together the International Youth Day (IYD) with the theme: “Transforming Education.” Youth are the future of the church, and they are great advocates for Christian unity. The WCC wants to empower young Christians to liven up the ecumenical movement.