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As the world edges closer to exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold set in the Paris Agreement, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development gathered in Panama City for a training on climate litigation for churches.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for resuming dialogue that supports peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict has escalated following an incursion of Rwandan troops into Congolese sovereign territory on the Goma/Rubavu border.

Rev. Prof. Dr Angela Berlis, a member of the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order, has received the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined diplomats, faith-based organizations, and leading experts at a roundtable discussion celebrating Geneva’s legacy in global environmental governance. Organized as part of the Geneva Environment Network's 25^th-anniversary series of events, the discussion focused on the vital role of faith-based organizations in tackling the triple planetary climate change crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

As church leaders and organizations rally against Christian persecution in Sudan, a bishop has become the latest victim of the violence, in the country where war has destroyed church missions, schools, hospitals, and Christian villages.

World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba shared a presentation on the Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, and its 1700th anniversary to be commemorated in 2025, with Partners in Global Mission (Anglican Communion). 

A 21-person delegation from the National Council of Churches in Korea visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 28-29 November. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay met with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt.

Black Awareness Day in Brazil is observed annually on 20 November. It is a day to reflect on the contributions, culture, and history of Afro-Brazilians and to address the ongoing fight against racial inequality in Brazil. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared a special message with the Global Network for Religions for Children Sixth Forum, taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 19-21 November under the theme “Interfaith Cooperation to Build a Hopeful World for Children.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) co-hosted two side events addressing the non-economic impacts of climate change. These discussions focused on how climate change affects vulnerable communities worldwide, particularly Indigenous peoples, by disrupting cultural heritage, spiritual practices, and community resilience.

At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the least to climate change—yet face its worst impacts.