Recent years have witnessed a seismic shift in the global landscape of climate litigation, with youth activists taking center stage in the fight for environmental justice.
Dans un document remis à la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est félicité qu’une politique générale soit mise en place pour imposer de rendre des comptes en matière de crimes contre l’environnement.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC), welcomed a policy establishing accountability for environmental crimes.
A panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on 19 March explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.
The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space, or hinder humanitarian endeavors in the Philippines.
Ecumenical Women at the United Nations, an international coalition of church denominations and ecumenical organizations, offered an orientation session, on 9 March, to participants of the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Those gathered discussed collaborative efforts related to communications and advocacy.
“El medio ambiente no nos da; nosotros aportamos al medio ambiente”, dijo el Rev. Dr. Stavros Kofinas, coordinador de la Red del Patriarcado Ecuménico para la Pastoral de la Salud. Kofinas y el nuevo moderador de la Comisión de las Iglesias para la Salud y la Sanación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), quien habló el 5 de marzo, durante un debate de tres comisiones del CMI.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), on 12 February, submitted comments to the zero draft of the “Pact for the Future,” the envisaged outcome of the UN Summit for the Future.
The World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 is scheduled to take place from February 15-19 in Nepal. The WSF serves as an open space and platform for the convergence of a diverse range of participants, including social movements, laborers, farmers, civil society groups, marginalized communities, and those affected by the impacts of neoliberal capitalism and privatization.
Am 14. Dezember legte der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) der Versammlung der Vertragsstaaten des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs (IStGH) einen Vorstoß zur Schaffung eines besseren rechtlichen Rahmenwerks für die Bekämpfung der Desinformation in Bezug auf den Klimawandel vor.
Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), dans un document remis à l’Assemblée des États parties à la Cour pénale internationale le 14 décembre, exhorte à la création d’un meilleur cadre juridique pour lutter contre la désinformation sur les changements climatiques.
El 14 de diciembre, en una comunicación a la Asamblea de los Estados Partes de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI), el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) instó a la creación de un mejor marco jurídico para combatir la desinformación sobre el cambio climático.
Aunque la vigésimo octava Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28) no logró producir un plan creíble para eliminar gradualmente los combustibles fósiles, todavía hay motivos para abrigar la esperanza de que el mundo podrá avanzar hacia la justicia climática, dijo el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, al concluir la COP28.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), in a submission to the Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court on 14 December, urged the creation of a better legal framework to address climate change disinformation.
Le 5 décembre, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a signé la charte «2050Aujourd’hui» par laquelle il s’engage à réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre. 2050Aujourd’hui est un forum d’action climatique genevois qui fédère les institutions de Genève déterminées à réduire ces émissions.
Events with involvement of the World Council of Churches and ecumenical partners at the COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 November - 12 December.
On 5 December, the World Council of Churches (WCC) signed a “2050Today” charter that commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Geneva-based 2025Today is a climate action forum where institutions of Geneva come together and commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
Co-organized by Christian Aid and the All Africa Conference of Churches, an event at the Faith Pavilion of COP28 explored the crucial intersection of financing, ethics, human rights, and climate justice from a faith perspective, delving into the role of faith actors in mobilising communities and advocating for climate justice.
With COP28 beginning on 30 November in Dubai, faith communities are ready to press for phasing out fossil fuels, push for climate justice, and present a united front.