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The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the India Peace Centre, has launched an Interfaith Coalition on Land, Water, and Food, the first such initiative in India. 

At the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16), the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of evidence-based advocacy in mobilizing faith communities for land and ecosystem restoration. 

As church leaders and organizations rally against Christian persecution in Sudan, a bishop has become the latest victim of the violence, in the country where war has destroyed church missions, schools, hospitals, and Christian villages.

Churches in Canada welcomed World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay for an ecumenical partners visit to Canada that took place 7-9 December. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Canada from 4-9 December, a visit during which he will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Canadian Council of Churches, as well as meet with member churches and ecumenical organizations in Canada.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee released a statement addressing the intensifying environmental crisis and its humanitarian impacts.

Black Awareness Day in Brazil is observed annually on 20 November. It is a day to reflect on the contributions, culture, and history of Afro-Brazilians and to address the ongoing fight against racial inequality in Brazil. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) co-hosted two side events addressing the non-economic impacts of climate change. These discussions focused on how climate change affects vulnerable communities worldwide, particularly Indigenous peoples, by disrupting cultural heritage, spiritual practices, and community resilience.

The North America-Turtle Island regional gap-year session, a critical convening between World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meetings, took place online 12-14 November.