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During a Global Peace Prayer on 22 March, Christians across the world drew together to pray for peace in a broken world, and to listen to voices from people suffering in Ukraine and other conflict-ridden areas.

On International Women’s Day, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme director for Unity and Mission, and Ecumenical Formation Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba spoke at an event organised by the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations.

El secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, visitará el Patriarcado Ecuménico en Estambul (Turquía) los días 10 y 11 de marzo. Esta será la primera visita oficial del nuevo secretario general del CMI a una iglesia miembro desde que asumió sus funciones, el 1 de enero de 2023.

El 7 de marzo, los representantes de diversos grupos religiosos y étnicos de Iraq participaron en el encuentro “Vivir Juntos”, celebrado en Bagdad, y se reunieron con el presidente de Irak, su excelencia el Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, para exponerle sus preocupaciones y abordar los desafíos que plantea la diversidad religiosa y étnica en el país.

Con motivo del acto de apertura de la consulta “Vivir Juntos” el 6 de enero en Bagdad, los dirigentes religiosos y étnicos de Irak celebraron la diversidad, al tiempo que abordaron con franqueza los desafíos que se plantean para lograr una ciudadanía inclusiva. Representantes de las autoridades ejecutivas y legislativas iraquíes, así como de los organismos de la ONU y las embajadas, también participaron en el acto. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay is visiting the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, from 10-11 March. This is the first official visit of the WCC new general secretary to a member church since assuming his duties on 1 January 2023.

On 7 March, participants of the “Living Together” meeting in Bagdad representing various religious and ethnic groups of the country met with the president of Iraq His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, presenting their concerns and challenges for religious and ethnic diversity in Iraq.

As a “Living Together” celebration in Bagdad opened on 6 March, religious and ethnic leaders from Iraq celebrated diversity and, at the same time, candidly addressed challenges to inclusive citizenship. They were joined by representatives of Iraqi executive and legislative authorities as well as representatives from UN agencies and embassies.

The latest issue of Current Dialogue, the journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on interreligious dialogue and cooperation, takes as its theme “Healing Wounded Memories through Interreligious Perspective and Engagement.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) publication highlights the lessons learnt from the project Strategic Engagement of Civil Society Networks and Faith Actors in the HIV Response in India, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Jamaica.

The Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is hosting a conference in Rome on the importance of women building a culture of interreligious encounter.