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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay celebrated with families to whom loved ones have been restored in an initial exchanges of hostages and prisoners in Gaza. “We pray that all the remaining hostages and all those unjustly detained will soon be released,” he said. 

Prior to the 55th UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board meeting in Nairobi, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and UNAIDS organized an “HIV and Faith Youth Academy” for young people on 9 December. 

Churches have a significant role and moral voice in society to shift public opinion on what banks are for and how banks should behave, stated a webinar on climate responsible banking as a means to fight desertification in the Mediterranean region, hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 9 December.

The World Council of Churches Christmas message asks, in today’s world in which many are fearful of the future, “Where is peace in all this? Where is God in all this?”

As interfaith leaders and diverse communities gathered in Zambia from 25-27 November, they emerged with the clear message that providing correct information about HIV is a crucial role for churches. 

On the International Day of Banks, observed 4 December, the World Council of Churches (WCC) sent a letter to the World Bank asking for engagement in a collaborative dialogue on climate-responsible finance.

Together with churches from the Mediterranean region, an online consultation on 9 December will explore the opportunities to address desertification through responsible banking.

During a World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer on 2 December, those gathered commemorated World AIDS Day, which was observed 1 December, and also prayed with the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for the people and churches of Myanmar and Thailand.