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Kinderstimmen aus aller Welt beim ÖRK

Im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf werden am 21. November die Stimmen junger Menschen anlässlich eines Festes zum globalen Weltkindertag zu hören sein, das im Zusammenhang mit anderen Veranstaltungen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen an anderen Orten organisiert wird.

WCC to ring with children’s voices across the world

The voices of young people will ring through the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 21 November as part of global celebrations for World Children’s Day linked to other events involving the World Council of Churches (WCC) in different places.

Interfaith prayer breakfast on HIV

20 September 2016

An interfaith prayer breakfast will be held during the United Nations General Assembly will renew commitment to a shared vision of ending AIDS by 2030. Organized by the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC – EAA), in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Development (IATF), this will be a unique opportunity to strengthen current collaboration and to forge new partnerships between faiths and other sectors.

New York City, United States

Stars lenken Aufmerksamkeit auf die Aids-Epidemie

Prinz Harry, Elton John, Charlize Theron, Erzbischof Thabo Makgoba, Bill Gates – Mitglieder von Königshäusern, Prominente, religiöse Führungspersonen und Philanthropen schlossen sich auf der 21. internationalen Aids-Konferenz in Durban Wissenschaftlern, Politikern, Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen und Aktivisten an – unter denen auch viele gläubige Menschen sind.

Star power shines light on AIDS epidemic

Prince Harry, Elton John, Charlize Theron, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Bill Gates – royalty, celebrities, religious leaders and philanthropists joined scientists, politicians, health workers, and activists – all of whom include people of faith – at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban. At a time when “AIDS fatigue” deepens, affecting funding, awareness and capacity to respond, the stars help to put a media spotlight on the many challenges and injustices that remain.

“Finish the race!” - Faith communities recommit to end HIV and AIDS

In a final session at the faith-based pre-conference on HIV and AIDS, faith communities re-committed themselves to ending HIV and AIDS, and to keeping up the pressure in the face of “AIDS fatigue.” In a stirring speech, Rev. Phumzile Mabizela, executive director of INERELA+ said, “We must continue in the fast lane. We cannot return to the slow lane or go slow in the fast lane.”

Children are being let down over HIV care

We are failing our children with HIV care was the stark message of a joint session of the interfaith and Catholic pre-conferences being held in Durban, South Africa in advance of AIDS 2016. Targets for childcare have been missed, medication is not suitable and we still need earlier infant diagnosis with half of infants infected dying within 24 months.

AIDS 2016: „Durch Stigmatisierung sterben mehr Menschen als durch HIV"

Über 150 Menschen nahmen an der interreligiösen Vorkonferenz teil, die am 16. Juli in Durban begann. Sie befassten sich mit dringenden Problemen in Bezug auf Stigmatisierung und Diskriminierung, verbesserten Zugang zu HIV-Leistungen und Menschenrechten als Schlüsselfaktor zur Beendigung von AIDS als Bedrohung der öffentlichen Gesundheit bis 2030.

AIDS 2016: “Stigma kills more people than HIV”

More than 150 people attending the interfaith pre-conference, which opened on 16 July in Durban, heard urgent challenges to reduce stigma and discrimination; increase access to HIV services; and defend human rights as key elements of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Faith community issues call to action: end AIDS by 2030

At an interfaith prayer service on 7 June, people from diverse faith communities issued a call to action to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The call focuses on reducing stigma and discrimination; increasing access to HIV services; defending human rights; and ensuring testing and treatment for all, including children.

Human rights standards must guide global response to HIV, WCC urges

Policymakers, programme managers, and service providers — including faith communities — must use more human rights norms and standards to guide a global response to HIV, said a statement submitted by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, an ecumenical initiative of the WCC, to the Human Rights Council on 11 March in Geneva.

Tveit zu den „Zehn Geboten“ für Nahrungsmittel

Die Sitzung des Weltwirtschaftsforums am 21. Januar zur Frage, wie Entscheidungen im Hinblick auf Nahrungsmittel positiven Wandel bewirken können, bot dem ÖRK-Generalsekretär Olav Fykse Tveit Gelegenheit, den anwesenden Führungspersönlichkeiten aus Politik und Wirtschaft die „Zehn Gebote“ für Nahrungsmittel vorzustellen.

Tveit on the “Ten Commandments” of food

A 21 January World Economic Forum session on how food choices can become a catalyst for positive change became an opportunity for World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to present “Ten Commandments” of food to the gathered business and political leaders.

Rio+20: Some “nuggets” to work with despite disappointment

Many church and civil society representatives have expressed disappointment over the lack of vision and ambition in the outcomes of the Rio+20 summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this June. Yet the affirmation of the human right to water and sanitation is one aspect among others in the results that the future work of the ecumenical movement for sustainability and eco-justice can build on.