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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.

Dans une déclaration publique, le comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a exprimé sa profonde inquiétude face aux événements récents en Palestine et en Israël, qui sont le reflet "d’une aggravation de la situation dans la région, symbole des manières dont l'occupation militaire actuelle des territoires palestiniens fait obstacle à l'instauration d'une paix juste entre les peuples de Terre Sainte. Ajoutons à cela la pandémie de COVID-19 et les actions en résultant qui ont entraîné de nouvelles restrictions du champ d’action de la société civile dans la région".

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, expressed grave concern over recent developments in Palestine and Israel, which indicate “a deteriorating situation in the region, emblematic of the many ways in which the ongoing military occupation of the Palestinian territories obstructs achieving a just peace among the people of the Holy Land, and compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it which have resulted in further restrictions on the space for civil society action in the region.”

Les représentant-e-s des Églises et organisations œcuméniques du Moyen-Orient se sont rassemblé-e-s le 24 juin dans le cadre de la session du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) pour faire le point sur les anciens et les nouveaux défis de la région, berceau même du christianisme, et se pencher sur les contributions que les fidèles chrétiens du Moyen-Orient peuvent apporter à la prochaine 11^e Assemblée du COE.  

Gathered on 24 June as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, representatives from churches and ecumenical organizations in the Middle East took stock of old and new challenges in the region where Christianity itself originated, reflecting on the contributions Middle Eastern Christians can make at the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly. 

Patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem shared Easter greetings of hope with Christians around the world. “This past year has been a time of great sorrow for all the world,” the message reads. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered serious illness, with many succumbing to death.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) observed the International Day of Human Fraternity on 4 February, emphasizing the significance and value of unity among our one human family.