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WCC shares resources with Korean Christians on climate-responsible banking for children

On 27 October Korean Theology Forum on Climate Crisis organized a conference “The Response of the WCC to the Climate Crisis and its Policy for Carbon Neutrality” for the formation of church leaders, pastors and students interested in ways to connect local activities to the global horizon. The conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Republic of Korea.

27 October 2023

Miss Caldwell (the Bishop's niece), Bishop Heard of the African M. E. Church, Rev. Piotr Gorodiszcz at the World Conference on Faith and Order, Edinburgh, 1937

Thirty days that changed the ecumenical movement

No holidays for William Temple, Archbishop of York, early in August 1937. The ecumenical movement for the social responsibility of the churches, known as “Life and Work,” had just held its world conference in Oxford, 12-26 July, with the church struggle against emerging totalitarian states at the heart of its theme and work. Temple had drafted the final message of the conference, known for the motto “let the Church be the Church.”

23 October 2023

WCC to investors: accelerate investments into renewable energies

During Building Bridges Action Days featuring high-level dialogues and interventions from thought leaders about the future of finance, the World Council of Churches (WCC) spoke out about why the world must accelerate investments into renewable energies.

05 October 2023

Interview

ACT Alliance general secretary: “equity is not negotiable”

As the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the first-ever Climate Action Summit were held in New York City in September, ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria reflected on the importance of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the ecumenical movement in creating a more sustainable and equitable world.

26 September 2023

NIFEA Communiqué

We, the members of communities including social thinkers, clergy, theologians, activists, and community leaders representing social organizations, ecumenical institutions, and religious traditions, gathered under the aegis of the New International Financial Economic Architecture (NIFEA). We met at a time when leaders of the G20 were also gathering to deliberate on the future of this planet.

21 September 2023

WCC Programmes

WCC among “movers and doers” at UN Climate Ambition Summit

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is among the “movers and doers” at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 20 September. WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm commented on the summit, the first-ever of its kind designed to accelerate action by governments, business, finance, local authorities, and civil society.

20 September 2023

GEM School explores how to make new economic world order a reality

Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a city of socioeconomic contrasts – from 21 August to 1 September, the 6th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School 2023) gathered 24 participants to rethink economic systems for a more equitable, sustainable planet.

08 September 2023

Participants in the Fridays for Future march in Glasgow, UK, 5 November 2021, during COP26.

Climate change poses a growing threat to children’s health and well-being, highlights study

A new study published in the journals “The Lancet” and “Child Abuse and Neglect” co-authored by the World Council of Churches (WCC) highlights the alarming impact of climate change on the health and wellbeing of children.

30 August 2023

Déclaration des enfants au Sommet pour un nouveau pacte de financement mondial

Les enfants lancent un cri de ralliement au Sommet pour un nouveau pacte mondial de financement : "Remplacer le modèle économique colonial existant".

16 August 2023

Ecumenical movement

Declaración de la Infancia ante la Cumbre del Nuevo Pacto Mundial de Financiación

Los niños lanzan un grito de guerra en la Cumbre por un Nuevo Pacto Mundial de Financiación: "sustituir el actual modelo económico colonial".

16 August 2023

Ecumenical movement

Children's Declaration to the New Global Financing Pact Summit

Children deliver rallying cry to Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: “replace the existing colonial economic model”.

16 August 2023

Ecumenical movement

El clamor de la infancia en la Cumbre por un nuevo pacto mundial de financiación: “sustituyan el actual modelo económico colonial”

Los niños y niñas que se reunieron antes y durante la Cumbre por el nuevo pacto mundial de financiación, celebrada los días 22 y 23 de junio en París, transmitieron un mensaje claro al presidente Macron y a los dirigentes mundiales: el actual modelo económico colonial debe ser sustituido por otro que priorice la humanidad sobre los beneficios.

27 July 2023

Le cri de ralliement des enfants lors du Sommet pour un nouveau pacte financier mondial: «remplacez le modèle économique colonial actuel»

Les enfants qui se sont réuni-e-s avant et pendant le Sommet pour un nouveau pacte financier mondial, organisé les 22 et 23 juin à Paris, ont adressé un message clair au président Macron et aux dirigeant-e-s du monde entier: le modèle économique colonial actuel doit être remplacé par un modèle qui fait passer l’humanité avant les profits.

27 July 2023

Blog post

Mister, why are you wearing robes?

The stories that imprint and accompany us the most are not necessarily the ones spoken most eloquently or from an orator’s elaborate formulations, but every so often those emanating out of the mouths of babes.

20 July 2023

V. Rev. Fr Hrant Tahanian

Green Village celebration underscores: “we contribute towards a sustainable planet”

Elaine Dykes, World Council of Churches (WCC) director of Finance; and Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba, WCC programme director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation represented the WCC at a celebration of the construction sites for the buildings dubbed Kyoto and Montreal in Green Village.

17 July 2023

Children deliver rallying cry to Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: “replace the existing colonial economic model”

Children who gathered prior and during the New Global Financial Pact, held 22-23 June in Paris, delivered a clear message to President Macron and world leaders: the existing colonial economic model must be replaced with one that prioritizes humanity over profits.

06 July 2023

Le Comité central du COE approuve la stratégie financière qui englobe le Green Village

En approuvant la stratégie financière pour le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le Comité central du COE s’est penché sur les contributions des membres, les dépenses liées à la 11ᵉ Assemblée du COE, le projet de développement immobilier Green Village et d’autres aspects fiduciaires.

27 June 2023

El Comité Central del CMI aprueba la estrategia financiera que incluye el Green Village

En sus deliberaciones para aprobar una estrategia financiera para el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Comité Central consideró las contribuciones de los miembros, los gastos relacionados con la 11^a Asamblea del CMI, el proyecto inmobiliario del Green Village y otros aspectos fiduciarios.

27 June 2023