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The 26-27 February 2018 conference was organized by the Vienna-based International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID).

Greetings from the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit for the ceremony of the blessing of the Armenian Church of the Holy Muron in Bikfaya, Lebanon.

Church leaders and representatives from Syria, the Middle East Council of Churches, the WCC, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Holy See gathered in Etchmiadzin for a consultation to address the challenges for faith communities in the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Message of Catholicos Aram I, Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, delivered to the WCC 10th Assembly Peace Plenary on 7 November by Archbishop Nareg Alemezian.

Message from the conference on "Violence in the Name of God? Joshua in changing contexts" in Hofgeismar, Germany, 23 to 27 February, 2012

Members of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches send a message to the Syrian churches expressing solidarity and concern over the violence and political turmoil in Syria from their meeting in Bossey, Switzerland from 14 to 17 February 2012

Welcome Speech at Antelias Consultation, by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary

"Construyendo puentes. Reflexiones sobre el compromiso cristiano a favor de la paz" is a reflection by the Rev. Dr Ofelia Ortega, from the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba and the WCC president from the Latin American and Caribbean region, for the International Day of Prayer for Peace 2011. Available only in Spanish.

Tribute Letter for Paul Löffler, German missiologist and ecumenical pioneer.

Membership of Commissions-Diakonia & Development and Justice, Peace & Creation

In a meeting organized by the World Council of Churches in Dar Sayedat Al Jabal, Fatka, Lebanon, between 10 and 11 February 2009, twelve church leaders from all over Iraq discussed the current situation of its Christians community. Representatives from different Iraqi churches participated in the meeting together with bishops from the Syrian and Armenian Orthodox Churches and the Chaldean Church in Lebanon, and the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches.

Statement of Patriarchs and Heads of the Local Christian Churches in Jerusalem on Status of Jerusalem, September 29, 2006

"Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC" : The 60-member Special Commission was created by the WCC's eighth assembly in 1998 in response to mainly Orthodox concerns about participation in the Council. Composed of an equal number of representatives from Orthodox churches and from the other churches belonging to the WCC, the Commission submitted its final report to the central committee in September 2002.

"Church & country profiles" for several countries have been developed by the WCC Europe desk ahead of the 2006 assembly. Please note that these profiles are intended to serve as general references, and do not represent official policy positions of the World Council of Churches. The WCC strives to maintain accuracy in its information, but cannot be responsible for any mistakes or outdated information.

Consultation on Re-configuration of the Ecumenical Movement - Planning Document

Consultation on Re-configuration of the Ecumenical Movement - Planning Document,presented at the WCC Central Committee, Sep. 2003

Background paper on the status of Jerusalem presented to the Executive Committee.