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Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger

11 - 13 October 2024

The World Council of Churches (WCC), along with global faith organizations, is raising urgent awareness of the growing hunger crisis through the "Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger." Inspired by Isaiah 58—"to loose the chains of injustice, untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free...and share our food with the hungry"—this global movement calls on faith communities to take spiritual and practical steps to help end hunger.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva | 20, Rue Verdaine, 1204 Geneva
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“Human Rights in Indonesia” side event will address crises in West Papua

A side event to the 57th UN Human Rights Council entitled “Human Rights in Indonesia,” hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and partner organizations on 1 October, will address the dire human rights situation in West Papua, with ongoing violations that include extra-judicial killings, internal displacement due to armed conflict, restrictions on civil liberties, and a growing number of cases of land grabbing.

30 September 2024
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Face to Face with the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Right to Water

20 September 2024

On 20 September, from 14:30 to 16:00 at the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the WCC Ecumenical Water Network will host a special dialogue with the UN special rapporteur for Human Right to Water, Prof. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo.

Jura Room, 2nd floor, World Council of Churches, Chemin du Pommier 42, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
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WCC shares insights with International Christian Maritime Association

Rev. Dr Benjamin Simon, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation and dean of the WCC’s Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, led a workshop on “Building Ecumenism” for the International Christian Maritime Association Members’ Meeting in Geneva on 5 September. 

06 September 2024
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Churches contribute to prevention and treatment of mpox

In August, the World Council of Churches (WCC) called on faith communities to work alongside governments and wider civil society to overcome the mpox outbreak. Dr Manoj Kurian, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing, offered an update on how churches are contributing to the prevention and treatment of mpox.

04 September 2024
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A young person’s reflections on what “health” really means

My work experience at the World Council of Churches (WCC) consisted of meeting with professionals whose work related to health. Before our meetings, I wanted to get a clear understanding of the term “health.” The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” 

15 July 2024