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Indigenous peoples and the pandemic in the land of inequalities

476 million indigenous people live around the world, of which 11.5% live in our Latin American region. In these years that we are going from the COVID 19 pandemic in our territories (indigenous or tribal at the Latin American level), the presence of many extractive companies, mainly uranium and lithium, has increased, land traffickers and among other monoculture companies with fires for the cultivation of oil palm, logging, putting vulnerable peoples at greater risk than what is already experienced.

Peruvian Bishop exhorts solidarity with Venezuelan migrants

“As Christians, we are called every day to generously practice hospitality”, said Bishop Samuel Aguilar, from the Methodist Church of Peru, as he lamented cases of xenophobia, discrimination and violence suffered by thousands of Venezuelans in different parts of Latin America.

Olympische Spiele in Rio: ÖRK unterstützt „Flüchtlingsteam"

Ein historisches Ereignis kündigt sich an, und wir laden Sie ein, sich uns anzuschließen und Ihre Unterstützung zu gewähren. Bei den Olympischen Spielen in Rio wird zum ersten Mal ein Team all die Frauen, Männer, Jungen und Mädchen repräsentieren, die aus ihren Ländern vertrieben wurden. Der ÖRK fordert alle Menschen und alle Kirchen auf, dieses symbolträchtige olympische Flüchtlingsteam anzufeuern, das aus Top-Athleten aus der ganzen Welt besteht.

Rio Olympics: WCC joins “Team Refugees”

An historic event is coming up, and we invite you to join and support it. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, for the first time ever, a team will represent those women, men, boys and girls displaced from their homes by crisis. The WCC encourages all people and churches to cheer on the strongly symbolic Refugee Olympic Team, a group of ten top-tier athletes from around the globe.

J.O. de Rio: le COE rejoint la campagne de soutien à l’équipe des réfugiés

Un événement historique approche, et nous vous invitons à y participer en manifestant votre soutien. Lors des Jeux olympiques de Rio 2016, une équipe représentera pour la toute première fois les femmes, les hommes, les filles et les garçons déplacés de chez eux par une crise. Le COE encourage toutes les personnes et toutes les Églises à acclamer la très symbolique équipe olympique des réfugiés, un groupe de dix athlètes de haut niveau originaires du monde entier.

Youth Engagement in Social Justice in Latin America

08 - 12 November 2016

Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world in terms of income and living conditions. At the same time, the region has strong religious traditions and churches. The seminar will address topics linked to the engagement of Latin American churches in social justice issues, drawing on the experiences of the participants themselves.

Colombia