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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay received Rev. Dr Munther Isaac, moderator of the Global Kairos for Justice Coalition, and Mr Rifat Odeh Kassis, in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 12 April, to discuss the continued and escalating crisis in Palestine in the light of the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel and the ever-increasing security measures restricting the freedom of Palestinian people.

يزور وفد من مجلس الكنائس العالمي وتحالف "كنائس للعمل معاً" تركيا هذا الأسبوع، معربا عن التضامن ودعم الكنائس المتواجدة على الأرض التي تستجيب للاحتياجات الماسة في أعقاب الزلزال الذي ضرب تركيا في 6 فبراير الماضي.

Eine Delegation des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together, Kirchen handeln gemeinsam) besucht diese Woche die Türkei in Solidarität und Unterstützung der Kirchen, die in der Folge des Erdbebens vom 6. Februar vor Ort Hilfe leisten.

Una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y ACT Alianza visitó Turquía la semana pasada para expresar su solidaridad y su apoyo a las iglesias que están respondiendo sobre el terreno a las urgentes necesidades tras el terremoto del 6 de febrero.

Une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises et de l’Alliance ACT est en Turquie cette semaine pour faire part de la solidarité et du soutien des Églises sur le terrain afin de répondre aux besoins immenses au lendemain du séisme du 6 février.

A delegation from the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance is visiting Türkiye this week, expressing solidarity and support for churches on the ground responding to grave needs in the wake of the 6 February earthquake.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) completed its annual meeting from 21-26 November, and also commemorated its 20th anniversary.

Restoring human dignity where people suffer most is the ultimate calling for churches in the Middle East and their partners worldwide, stated an annual partners meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches held in Ain el Qassis, Lebanon this week.

On 20 March the unique program aiming to empower Syrian-Armenian youth who escaped the ongoing conflict in Syria and settled in Armenia was launched in Yerevan. Through training, capacity building and joint activities, the project aims to deepen the relations between Syrian and local Armenian youth.

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.

Reduction in and prevention of statelessness, and the protection of stateless people in the Middle East provided the focus of a workshop organized by the WCC and the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut, Lebanon.

A new initiative titled Ecumenical Institute for the Middle East is “promising and inspiring” in its attempt to train young Christians in ecumenical thought and history, according to Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC.

They are there every day, each month of the year – as they have been for the last 13 years. They have become a natural element in the chaos of life in Israel and Palestine. Their presence is appreciated. They provide safety and stability. Their sole weapon is a pen, or a camera. They see and listen; they analyze and report back.

To express solidarity with churches and people in Israel and Palestine, the leadership of the WCC Central Committee has undertaken a visit to Israel and Palestine from 7 to 12 March.

A statement issued by the WCC Executive Committee on 25 November has made strong recommendations urging all countries to take special measures to protect and support refugees and displaced people from the Middle East, especially those from countries like Syria, Iraq and Israel-Palestine.

A statement issued by the WCC Executive Committee on 25 November has made strong recommendations urging all countries to take special measures to protect and support refugees and displaced people from the Middle East, especially those from countries like Syria, Iraq and Israel-Palestine.

APRODEV and CIDSE, two church-related organizations, have condemned in a recent statement the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank, which they say is “uprooting any chance of a just peace”.