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Por Juan Michel (*)

(*) By Juan Michel

The rights of the Papuan people will be the focus of WCC's involvement in the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). The WCC delegation includes representatives from Papua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Nepal and Colombia. A written submission has been presented to the commission, and a study on the economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan people, commissioned by German churches with the WCC and undertaken by Papuan academics and human rights defenders, will be released on Thursday, 31 March.

<span style="font-weight: bold; "» Derechos papúes en la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la ONU

The economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan people will be the main focus of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) involvement in this year's 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR).

Los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales del pueblo papú serán el foco principal de la participación de este año del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en el 61* período de sesiones de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas.

Eight churches - from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean region - have been received into the fellowship of the World Council of Churches (WCC), but the total number of the Council membership increased only from 342 to 347, since other member churches have either merged or applied for joint membership.

Ocho iglesias - de Asia, África, América Latina y la región del Caribe – fueron recibidas en la comunidad fraternal del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), sin embargo el número total de iglesias miembros del Consejo aumentó de 342 a 347, ya que otras iglesias miembro o bien se unieron o solicitaron membresía conjunta.