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The second meeting of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), following the 2006 Porto Alegre Assembly took place in Cuba from 15-20 March 2009.

Statement from the Global Ecumenical Conference on Justice for Dalits, March 21-24, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

The cholera crisis in Zimbabwe is a chilling illustration of the crucial link between water, sanitation, health and political responsibility.  By the middle of February 2009, the WHO noted that over 70,000 people were infected and 3,524 had died.  

Water is symbolic of our relationship with God, carrying the image of renewal, promise and hope. It is through water that we are baptized into the community of the church. Furthermore, water is essential to all life on Earth, and it links human life to the rest of God's creation. 

Statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem on the current devastating situation in Gaza

Final document of the International theological conference "Promised Land" hosted by the Swiss Protestant Federation and the Reformed Churches in Bern-Jura-Solothurn. The encounter took place as part of the WCC Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum, an inter-church advocacy initiative. The 85 participants came from Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

By the Rev. Robert O. Smith, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – Global Mission, USA

Welcome Remarks by Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, WCC General Secretary, at International Theological Conference, "Promised Land", at Church Center Bürenpark, Bern, Switzerland. 10 - 14 September 2008.

Statement by Rev. Chris Ferguson, WCC representative to the UN, "on behalf of the international community of civil society"