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Since 1980, the annual Right Livelihood award has highlighted individuals and organizations whose work promotes justice, peace, and sustainability for all, but might otherwise not receive the recognition they deserve. On 3 October, Right Livelihood announced four new laureates, continuing this tradition.

The European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) opened on 9 September under the theme “What is truth? Ethical and Practical Issues in the use of Artificial Intelligence,” drawing an array of speakers with diverse insights on a rapidly-changing world. 

WCC leadership and ecumenical partners met online on 8 August with Christians based in Bethlehem representing a range of different organizations locally, to hear their testimonies, offer accompaniment and support in these times.

A delegation led by the World Council of Churches (WCC), accompanied by partners from the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Caritas Internationalis, met online on 7 August with staff from the WCC Jerusalem Liaison Office and with accompaniers from the WCC Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.

The war in Gaza continues, with the number of lives lost growing by the day and with an immanent risk of further escalation of war and conflict across the region. On 7 August, a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) accompanied by partners from the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Caritas Internationalis, heard the witness of some of those for whom this war has become a daily reality.  

World Council of Churches moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met on 7 August with the parents of Layan Nasir, a 24-year-old Palestinian Anglican student held in administrative detention by Israeli authorities – without formal charges – since April 2024. 

The 56th UN Human Rights Council, which concluded on 12 July, adopted 25 resolutions related to children, climate, health, and more. 

Los asociados ecuménicos publicaron el 2 de julio “Big issues in small bytes” (“Grandes temas en pequeñas dosis: grandes desafíos en unos pocos bytes”), el primer módulo de “Just Digital”, un curso en línea sobre competencia digital y sensibilización.

Drei ökumenische Partner am 2. Juli das erste Modul von „Gerecht + Digital“, einem Online-Kurs zu digitalen Kompetenzen und Advocacyarbeit, veröffentlicht, das unter der Überschrift „Big Issues in Small Bytes“ (Große Themen in kleinen Bissen/Bytes) steht.

Le 2 juillet, les partenaires œcuméniques ont publié «Big Issues in Small Bytes» [Pas à pas, les grands enjeux du numérique], le premier module de «Justice numérique», une formation en ligne sur la culture et le plaidoyer numériques.

Ecumenical partners released on 2 July “Big Issues in Small Bytes,” the first module of “Just Digital,” an online course on digital literary and advocacy.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, continued his visit to China, discussions have focused on the contextualization of faith and the strengthening of collaboration with Christians and inter-religious partners. The visit included meetings with the Amity Foundation and various religious and governmental leaders.

People from around the world involved in the work of three critical World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions have discussed global geopolitical trends impacting their activities and church members. The panel, led by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, was moderated by Dr Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia.