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At an Anglican Church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rhymes, children’s songs, and noises in a school are constant reminder of Dr Agnes Regina Murei Abuom, the global ecumenist and peacemaker who died on 31 May at age 73.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host at the Ecumenical Center a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws—organized by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, UNICEF, and UN Women—on 13 June.

During the 75th commemoration of what Palestinians refer to as the nakba, or “catastrophe”—when hundreds of thousands of people were uprooted during Israel's creation in 1948—World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with member churches in the Holy Land.

Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, una niña de trece años de Kenia, fue clara y rotunda durante el seminario web sobre una banca responsable con el clima celebrado el 9 de mayo: “Los niños no tienen miedo a seguir la pista al dinero”, dijo, y ello significa aprender qué es una banca responsable y cómo influir en las políticas.

Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, 13 ans, originaire du Kenya, a lancé un appel retentissant le 9 mai, à l’occasion d’un webinaire sur la responsabilité des banques pour le climat: «les enfants n’ont pas peur de suivre la trace de l’argent» a-t-elle affirmé, et cela passe par des efforts pour se renseigner sur les activités bancaires responsables et pour influencer les politiques.

Die dreizehnjährige Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku aus Kenia machte am 9. Mai in einem Webinar über klimafreundliche Bankgeschäfte eine deutliche Aussage. Mit Blick auf die Bereitschaft, zu lernen, wie Bankgeschäfte verantwortungsbewusst gestaltet und die Politik beeinflusst werden können, sagte sie: „Die Kinder haben keine Angst, dem Geld zu folgen.“

Thirteen-year-old Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, from Kenya, gave a clarion call during a 9 May webinar on climate responsible banking: “The children are not afraid to follow the money,” she said—and that means learning about responsible banking and influencing policy.

In a recent report, WCC partner Human Rights Monitor expressed grave concern as Indonesian security forces intensify operations in West Papua.

“It was with sadness that we received the news of the passing of Prof. Dr Julio Hector de Santa Ana, a reference of ecumenical theology in a liberating perspective,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). De Santa Ana passed away in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17 April.