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As coronavirus cases rise sharply in Latin American countries, so has violence against women.

Con el rápido aumento de casos de coronavirus en América Latina, crece también la violencia contra las mujeres.

Faith-based organizations and religious leaders must be included in efforts to address the challenges of human trafficking and forced migration, representatives of the United Nations, international organizations, Member States and civil society have said.

It was with sadness that WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit received the news of the passing of Rev. Juan Abelardo Schvindt of the Evengelical Church of the River Plate (IERP), on 23 August.

El secretario general del CMI el Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit recibió con tristeza la noticia del fallecimiento del Rev. Juan Abelardo Schvindt de la Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata, el 23 de agosto.

On March 24, Argentina commemorated the 40th anniversary of the military coup that lasted until 1983 and constituted a deep trauma in Argentina’s national history. Local member churches of the WCC and ecumenical organizations expressed their solidarity with the victims and stressed the importance of keeping the memory alive.

WCC support for churches’ struggles during the years of dictatorship in Argentina was praised by Aldo M. Etchegoyen, bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina.

El obispo emérito de la Iglesia Evangélica Metodista de Argentina, Aldo M. Etchegoyen, quien dio la bienvenida a Buenos Aires al Secretario General del CMI, el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, y a la presidenta del CMI para América Latina y el Caribe, la Rev. Gloria Ulloa, elogió el apoyo del Consejo a la lucha de las iglesias argentinas durante los años de la dictadura.

To strengthen relationships and support churches in Latin America in their struggles for justice and peace, a pilgrimage of church leaders organized by the WCC will visit Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Colombia from 24 August to 7 September.

A former WCC official, Rev. Charles Harper, has been honoured with the Order Comendador de Mayo, a high decoration of the Argentine government for his emblematic legacy of struggles for human rights in the ecumenical movement.

Ex funcionario del CMI, el Rev. Charles Harper ha sido distinguido con la Orden Comendador de Mayo, una alta decoración del gobierno argentino, por su legado emblemático de las luchas por los derechos humanos en el movimiento ecuménico.

Ex-funcionário do CMI, o Rev. Charles Harper recebeu a Ordem Comendador de Maio, uma alta distinção do governo argentino, por seu trabalho emblemático na defesa dos direitos humanos no movimento ecumênico.