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“From the very beginning, women in the ecumenical movement have been raising the question of who is missing around the table and why,” said Dr Fulata Mbano-Moyo, speaking at the Latin American Congress on Gender and Religion.

“Desde el principio las mujeres del movimiento ecuménico han insistido en preguntar quién faltaba en las reuniones y por qué”, dijo la Dra. Fulata Mbano-Moyo, en el marco del Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Género y Religión.

Leaders and representatives from the Cuban Council of Churches, the Latin American Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches USA and the WCC have spoken out together on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States.

"A peregrinação é tanto uma maneira de continuar o trabalho do movimento ecumênico como uma forma de avançar em tempos que trazem novas dimensões, oportunidades e práticas", afirmou o secretário geral do CMI, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.

El Comité Central del CMI anunció que se sostendrá una “Consulta Interreligiosa en Cambio Climático”entre los días 21 y 22 de septiembre, en la ciudad de New York.

Following clashes between protesters and police in Venezuela, which left around 20 people dead in February, the WCC president for Latin America and the Caribbean, Rev. Gloria Nohemy Ulloa Alvarado, expressed concern over the violence. She made these comments on 10 March, conveying solidarity with the churches in Venezuela.

Tras los choques entre los manifestantes y la policía en Venezuela, que dejaron un saldo de unos veinte muertos en febrero, la presidenta del CMI para América Latina y el Caribe, Rev. Gloria Nohemy Ulloa Alvarado, manifestó su preocupación por la violencia. Ulloa hizo estos comentarios el 10 de marzo al expresar su solidaridad con las iglesias en Venezuela.

At the Second United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, human rights defenders from Colombia and Guatemala exposed degrading environmental, ecological, economic and social impacts on indigenous communities. These impacts are consequences of the projects run by multinational companies in a number of countries.

En el segundo Foro anual de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos, los defensores de los derechos humanos de Colombia y Guatemala expresaron su preocupación por el impacto de la degradación medioambiental, ecológica, económica y social en las comunidades indígenas. Este impacto es una consecuencia de los proyectos gestionados por empresas multinacionales en varios países.

Working in alliance with churches is strategically important, said a UN representative at the recent assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches.

By Marcelo Schneider (*)

More than thirty participants from different Latin American countries will be meeting in Antigua, Guatemala for a regional consultation reflecting on peace and human security in Latin America.

The life and work of former World Council of Churches (WCC) president Bishop Federico Pagura, 89, are honored in a new book launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 26 October, at the First Methodist Church of Buenos Aires (IEMA).

While peace talks are underway between the Colombian government and FARC rebels (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in Norway, Dr Ricardo Esquivia of the Mennonite Church in Colombia affirmed that “creativity and audacity to advocate for justice in a nonviolent way” is essential at this time.

A public statement applauding steps toward peace talks in Colombia was issued recently by representatives of churches and ecumenical organizations that form the Peace Commission of the Evangelical Council (CEDECOL), the Ecumenical Network in Colombia and the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI).

By Marcelo Schneider (*)

By Marcelo Schneider (*)

By Marcelo Schneider (*)

With the help of participants from several regions of the world a World Council of Churches (WCC) consultation recently looked at Christian self-understanding in the context of indigenous spiritual traditions.

Official statistics indicate the existence of three million people who were pushed away from their land and property in Colombia due to armed conflict that has taken place for years in the country. Human rights organizations claim, however, that the number of "displaced people" is actually close to 5 million people.