Auch 50 Jahre nachdem sich die Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen in Uppsala entschlossen zum öffentlichen Engagement für wichtige Themen bekannte, ist der ÖRK nach wie vor bestrebt, Themen von öffentlichem Interesse offen anzusprechen und sich für das Gemeinwohl einzusetzen.
Fifty years after its assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, decisively turned to public engagement, the WCC still seeks to engage and address issues of public concern and the common good.
The Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes will take place in the Vienna International Center, United Nations Office in Vienna, from 13-15 February 2018.
Following the WCC/UN High Level Conference on the Refugee Crisis in Europe, which took place at the Ecumenical Centre Geneva on 18-19 January, a statement has been issued entitled "Europe’s Response to the Refuge Crisis, From Origin to Transit, Reception and Refuge, A Call for Shared Responsibility and Coordinated Action”.