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Early struggles in developing a response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic were remembered by African women church leaders who gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to celebrate more than 30 years of their Christian ministry in the churches of their region.

A group of participants from a conference in Kenya celebrating more than 30 years of women's ministry in African churches were welcomed in worship on Sunday 22 June by the African Israel Nineveh Church, a WCC member church.

Women from churches across Africa have gathered in Kenya to focus on the achievements, challenges and opportunities of women's ministry in African churches over the past 30 years, as well as their responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic.

The new, global and potentially life-saving Arms Trade Treaty, years in the making, is showing record progress toward coming into effect.

An “inter-generational dialogue on faith, culture, HIV and sexual reproductive health and rights” was initiated on 11 March in New York City by the World YWCA in partnership with the WCC and other international organizations. The dialogue was organized as a side event at the United Nations 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Lors de la plénière sur la justice, les pays d’Europe et les Etats-Unis ont été montrés du doigt, mardi 6 novembre, à Busan. Que ce soit la situation sanitaire en Afrique ou les problèmes environnementaux dans les îles du Pacifique, de nombreux exemples témoignent des injustices dans le monde. Que font concrètement les pays les plus riches pour aider l’autre partie du monde?

Participants from across the ecumenical membership of the WCC gathered from 28 to 29 October for a Women and Men’s Pre-assembly programme preceding the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea. The WCC has had a long tradition and commitment to gender justice and advocacy for a just community of women and men in church and society, a commitment which began at the first WCC assembly in 1948.

"€œA church has to embrace its sick, go out in the world, and work with its people to heal the communities,"€ said Dr Erlinda N. Senturias from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, in an interview.

Despite the contributions made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) towards “zero new infections, zero HIV related deaths and zero stigma and discrimination” there is “more we can do,” said Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri.

By Aneth Lwakatare (*)

Gewalttätige Konflikte hinterlassen nicht nur Wunden auf den Körpern der Opfer, sondern auch in der Seele der Gemeinschaft. Die Heilung dieser unsichtbaren Wunden war vom 5. bis 11. September Gegenstand eines regionalen Workshops und einer Konsultation für Kirchenvertreter/innen aus dem Süden Afrikas.

A new inter-religious partnership for health will be kick-started at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Review Summit in New York, 20-22 September.

La violence des conflits laissent des blessures non seulement sur les corps des victimes, mais aussi dans l'âme de la communauté. La guérison de ces blessures invisibles était le thème d'une séance de formation et d'un colloque organisés du 5 au11 septembre, destinés à des représentants d'Eglise d'Afrique australe.

Los conflictos violentos dejan heridas no solo en el cuerpo de las víctimas sino también en el alma de las comunidades. La sanación de estas heridas invisibles fue el tema de una consulta regional y un taller de formación para representantes de las iglesias de África meridional que tuvo lugar del 5 al 11 de septiembre.

Violent conflict leaves wounds not only on the victim's body but also in the soul of the community. The healing of these invisible wounds was the subject of a 5-11 September regional consultation and training session for Southern African church representatives.

Von Stephen Brown (*)

Par Stephen Brown (*)