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WCC at the World Social Forum 2024

15 - 19 February 2024

The World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 is scheduled to take place from February 15-19 in Nepal. The WSF serves as an open space and platform for the convergence of a diverse range of participants, including social movements, laborers, farmers, civil society groups, marginalized communities, and those affected by the impacts of neoliberal capitalism and privatization. 

Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tun Channareth speaking at the WCC's YATRA event, in Siem Reap. © WCC/Janith Demel

Cambodian landmine survivor shares his struggles for peace

The life of Tun Channareth from Cambodia was changed dramatically in his early twenties. A resistance soldier fighting the Khmer Rouge, Channareth’s legs were shattered when he stepped on a landmine near the border between Cambodia and Thailand.

17 June 2014
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Shakespeare Sigamoney, YATRA participant from India, brought a drum to Siem Reap to signify struggles of Dalits for social justice which, he says, is an integral part of interfaith harmony.

Young Christian leaders from Asia begin “YATRA” in Cambodia

Exploring realities of multi-religious societies and discovering new ways of working together as faith communities to promote justice and peace, young Christian leaders from Asia have gathered in Cambodia to take part in a two-week training programme called Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity (YATRA).

10 June 2014