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Le 18 février, la délégation et le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le pasteur Jerry Pillay, ont rencontré le directeur d’Islamic Waqf à Jérusalem, Sheikh Azzam Khatib, réitérant l’engagement du COE à préserver Jérusalem comme ville des trois religions abrahamiques.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and delegation met with Sheikh Azzam Khatib, director of Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem on 18 February, reiterating the WCC’s commitment to maintaining Jerusalem as a city of all three Abrahamic religions. 

On the 2024 International Day of Human Fraternity, observed 5 February, special events—including the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity—focused on bridging divides and promoting a culture of peace. 

Six ecumenical accompaniers have returned to Palestine and Israel, resuming in-person operations for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Ecumenical accompaniers, who were evacuated beginning of October 2023, had been continuing their support and accompaniment online. 

En vue de renforcer la coopération œcuménique dans la réponse humanitaire et la consolidation de la paix en Éthiopie, des délégations de haut niveau des principales Églises éthiopiennes se réunissent du 27 au 30 novembre à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey. 

To strengthen ecumenical co-operation in humanitarian response and in peacebuilding in Ethiopia, high-level delegations from the largest Ethiopian churches are convening on 27-30 November at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. 

Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a rendu visite au sultan du Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar. À l’instar du sultan de Sokoto, il est considéré comme le chef spirituel des 100 millions de fidèles musulmans au Nigéria.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III in Abuja, Nigeria. As Sultan of Sokoto, he is considered the spiritual leader of Nigeria's 100 million Muslims.

Au lendemain des violences brutales qui ont ôté la vie à des milliers de civils innocents, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) appelle à une nouvelle approche pour régler le conflit en Terre Sainte. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives, is calling for a new approach to resolve the conflict in the Holy Land. 

Le Comité central du COE a exprimé ses préoccupations constantes s’agissant de deux crises territoriales considérables en Méditerranée orientale: celle qui touche la Palestine et Israël et celle qui touche Chypre. «Ces conflits motivés par des considérations politiques ont engendré des occupations illégales qui durent depuis des décennies», peut-on lire dans une note publiée par l’organe de direction.

The WCC central committee expressed continuous concern about two significant territorial crises in the eastern Mediterranean: those within Palestine and Israel, and those within Cyprus. “These politically driven conflicts have resulted in illegal occupations that have spanned decades,” reads a minute released by the governing body.

Convening for a 10th round of dialogue, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue met at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 4-8 December, sharing their mutual visions for justice and peace in Iran.

The Mothers Union from the Church of Uganda (Buganda region) in collaboration with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy and Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance programmes have been finding strength and inspiration during the 16 Days campaign against sexual and gender-based violence.