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The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Azerbaijan for the immediate lifting of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as more than 120,000 people—including 30,000 children—are suffering under an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis.

The worsening global food crisis is the focus of a World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee statement that urges churches and the international community to act now before more lives are lost.

In einer Erklärung zum Klimanotstand forderte der Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) die 11. ÖRK-Vollversammlung und die Leitungsgremien dringend auf, „eine neue Kommission zum Klimawandel und für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung einzusetzen, um dem Problem in dieser entscheidenden Zeit angemessene Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken.“

El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), en una declaración sobre el cambio climático, instó a la 11ª Asamblea y los órganos rectores del CMI a que consideren “la creación de una nueva Comisión sobre el Cambio Climático y el Desarrollo Sostenible con el fin de centrar la atención adecuada en este asunto durante este período fundamental”.

Dans une déclaration sur le changement climatique, le Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a demandé expressément à la 11e Assemblée et aux organes directeurs du COE d'envisager «la création d'une nouvelle Commission sur le changement climatique et le développement durable afin de mettre l'accent sur cette question en cette période charnière».

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, in a statement on climate change, urged consideration by the WCC 11th Assembly and governing bodies “of the establishment of a new Commission on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in order to bring the appropriate focus to this issue in this pivotal period.”

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha nombrado, por consenso, a tres nuevos directivos de personal del CMI: una directora de programa de Unidad y Misión; un director de programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía; y un director de la Comisión de Misión Mundial y Evangelización.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) ernannte im Konsens drei neue Stabsmitarbeitende für den ÖRK: eine Programmdirektorin Einheit und Mission, einen Programmdirektor Öffentliches Zeugnis und Diakonie und einen Direktor der Kommission für Weltmission und Evangelisierung.

 Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a nommé, par consensus, trois nouveaux responsables du personnel du COE : un directeur du programme Unité et mission, un directeur du programme Témoignage public et diaconie, et un directeur de la Commission de mission et d'évangélisation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has appointed, by consensus, three new WCC staff leaders: a programme director for Unity and Mission; a programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia; and a director of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.

A significant publication on ecumenical diakonia, providing a common platform for the churches and ecumenical partners worldwide for acting and reflecting together, was presented today by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is accepting applications for staff leadership positions from people who want to continue and build on the momentum of the global fellowship in its ongoing work for unity, justice and peace.

Alentando a la comunidad del CMI en su constante llamado al discipulado conjunto, el Comité Central del CMI recomendó a las iglesias miembros de la organización el documento “Llamados a la acción transformadora: diaconía ecuménica y apéndices”.

In seiner Unterstützung der ÖRK-Gemeinschaft und ihres anhaltenden Aufrufs zur gemeinsamen Nachfolge hat der ÖRK-Zentralausschuss den ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen das Dokument „Zur Verwandlung aufgerufen: Ökumenische Diakonie“ mitsamt seiner Ergänzung empfohlen.

Encourageant la communauté fraternelle du COE dans son appel permanent à la vie de disciple, le Comité central du COE a recommandé aux églises membres du COE le document « Appelé à la transformation – Diaconie œcuménique et addenda ».

Encouraging the WCC fellowship in its ongoing call to discipleship together, the WCC central committee commended to WCC member churches the document “Called to Transformation—Ecumenical Diakonia and Addendums.”

Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

As Norwegian Church Aid continued a digital visit with its global partners, leaders from the organization met with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss creative responses to the world’s increasing needs, and the vital role of church leaders in those responses.