Observed on 13-20 October, the WCC Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance invites churches around the world again to a Churches’ Week of Action on Food, an opportunity to pray, reflect and take action together, for food justice across the globe.
The WCC published an open letter to media in response to the new report released by the NGO Monitor criticizing the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
The WCC is committed to a just peace in Palestine and Israel with a view that this conflict is about justice with deep moral dimensions that must be given proper weight by all if we are to reach a lasting solution. Religion can both contribute to the increase of the level of conflict, or help establish peace. Read the interview with the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
The situation in the Middle East presents steep challenges for Christian service (diakonia) and advocacy. From the refugee crisis to persecution of Christians, Middle East churches face multiple hurdles in implementing diaconal services, which stress accompaniment and advocacy informed by learning from the margins, transforming not only the situations on the ground but also the actors involved.
