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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay celebrated with families to whom loved ones have been restored in an initial exchanges of hostages and prisoners in Gaza. 

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end.—Isa 9:6-7

למדו היטב דרשו משפט אשרו חמוץ שפטו יתום ריבו אלמנה

(ישעיהו א' יז)

Aprendan a hacer el bien, busquen el derecho, reprendan al opresor, defiendan al huérfano, amparen a la viuda. 
(Isaías 1:17)

تَعَلَّمُوا فِعلَ الخَيْرِ، وَابْتَغُوا العَدْلَ. أنقِذُوا المَظلُومِينَ، وَدَافِعُوا عَنِ اليَتَامَى، وَحَامُوا عَنِ الأرَامِلِ.

(إشعياء 1: 17)

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee statement on the War in Gaza, Lebanon, and the Wider Middle East, adopted at the meeting in Cyprus on 21-26 November 2024.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee statement “Overcoming Fifty Years of Division - Seeking Justice, Reconciliation and Unity in Cyprus,” adopted at the meeting in Cyprus on 21-26 November 2024.

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.

The World Evangelical Alliance, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Solidarity International, and a coalition of global organizations, has issued a joint statement urging international attention on Azerbaijan's actions in Nagorno-Karabakh as COP29 begins in Baku.