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The WCC is mourning the death of Calle Almedal, a great friend of WCC and of all faith communities, as well as a pioneer in the field of HIV. Almedal passed away on 7 June.

The huge impacts of businesses on the communities in which they operate often bring benefits, but companies can disregard and even harm people’s rights in pursuit of economic gain. The WCC, ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation hosted a side event at the 6th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva on 28 November, in this context.

A research report released 3 August tells the story of small farmers in Mozambique who are ad-versely impacted by large-scale, foreign agricultural investments - and the alternative, ecumeni-cal vision of life-giving agriculture.

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in South Africa is currently striving to revive and enhance its missional identity with its core aspect being a church for Africa, said DRC general secretary Dr Gustav Claassen.

La Iglesia Reformada Neerlandesa en Sudáfrica actualmente está tratando de recuperar y reforzar su identidad misionera, teniendo como objetivo central ser una iglesia para África, según explicó su secretario general, el Dr. Gustav Claassen.

L’Église réformée hollandaise d’Afrique du Sud (en afrikaans Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, ou NGK) s’évertue actuellement à revitaliser et à renforcer son identité missionnaire, en faisant principalement valoir son statut d’Église pour l’Afrique. Tel est le message transmis par le secrétaire général de la NGK, Gustav Claassen, à l’occasion d’une réunion de la Commission de Foi et constitution du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) qui s’est déroulée du 15 au 22 juin non loin de Pretoria, en Afrique du Sud, à l’invitation de la NGK.

More than 130 theological educators from southern Africa met at the Association of Theological Institutions in Southern Africa Conference at the University of Zimbabwe, 18-22 July.

The WCC general secretary extended condolences on the death of Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, former moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA).

Recent developments in the global finance sector are imperilling food production and the vision for life-enhancing agriculture, say economists in a two-year study.

A workshop in Mozambique examined the connections between finance on the one hand and food and land on the other. Titled “From the Financialization of Food to Life-giving Agriculture,” the workshop took place in Maputo from 7-11 December. It was organized by the WCC together with Bread for All and was hosted by the Christian Council of Mozambique.

Blantyre Synod is the component part of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) for the southern region of Malawi. The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed the Blantyre Synod to the ecumenical fellowship in July at the WCC Central Committee meeting. Rev. Alex Benson Maulana, general secretary of the Blantyre Synod, spoke to WCC news about why the synod has joined WCC.

El Sínodo de Blantyre representa a la Iglesia Presbiteriana de África Central en Malawi en la región meridional de Malawi. El CMI acogió al Sínodo de Blantyre en su comunidad ecuménica en julio, en la reunión del Comité Central del Consejo. El Rev. Alex Benson Maulana, secretario general del Sínodo de Blantyre, ha contado a las noticias del CMI las razones que llevaron a su organización a unirse al Consejo.

Le Synode de Blantyre est l’élément constitutif de l’Église presbytérienne d’Afrique centrale pour le sud du Malawi. Le COE a accueilli le Synode de Blantyre au sein de la communion œcuménique en juillet, pendant la session du Comité central du COE. Le pasteur Alex Benson Maulana, secrétaire général du Synode de Blantyre, a évoqué avec les Nouvelles du COE les raisons de l’entrée du Synode au sein du COE.

Getting more people tested and treated for HIV, caring for the sick, helping people understand how to care for themselves —these are the tasks of faith-based organizations (FBOs) helping people with HIV in local communities.

Charles R. (“Chuck”) Harper, director of the Latin American human rights resource office at the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1973 to 1992, died on 25 May 2016 in Saint Hilaire d’Ozihan, France. A Presbyterian minister and ecumenical activist, he was the recipient of presidential awards from Chile in 2011 and Argentina in 2014 for his dedication to the defence, protection and restoration of human rights in those countries.

During the 4th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, the WCC, in collaboration with the ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation, organized a side-event on “Faith-based organizations’ contribution to the protection of communities’ land rights: lessons learnt and good practices from Africa, Asia and Latin America” at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

Durante el cuarto Foro de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos, el CMI en colaboración con ACT Alianza y la Federación Luterana Mundial, organizó un evento sobre “La contribución de las organizaciones religiosas a la protección de los derechos de las comunidades sobre las tierras: lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas de África, Asia y América Latina”.