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Thirty participants gathered on 9-10 March in a ‘warsha’ - or workshop - entitled “Building Capacity for Migration & Multicultural Ministries: From Chaos to Hope” in Arusha, Tanzania.
“Warsha,” a Kiswahili term, defines an arena for discussing new ideas that advance creative thinking, in this case on how the the church today can inform and inspire mission and ministry with the migrants.

“Is our notion of discipleship inclusive of those who exist in the marginal spaces of our world?”, asked Adi Mariana Waqa, the keynote speaker of a plenary on the theme of mission from the margins at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).

The WCC Executive Committee met in Amman, Jordan from 17-23 November to approve the 2018 plan and budget and prepare for renewal of the WCC strategic plan. The Executive Committee also discerned the way forward for the WCC’s involvement in Palestine and Israel by learning more about the particular situation in Jordan and the Middle East, then discussing the challenges of the churches and the WCC response. The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan, Theophilos III, welcomed the group.

Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s'est réuni à Amman, en Jordanie, du 17 au 23 novembre pour approuver la planification et le budget pour 2018 et pour préparer le renouvellement du plan stratégique du COE. Le Comité exécutif a également déterminé la voie à suivre en termes d'implication du COE pour la justice et la paix en Palestine et Israël. Il s'est pour cela informé de la situation particulière en Jordanie et au Proche-Orient, puis a abordé la question des défis des Églises et de l'action du COE. Le patriarche de la ville sainte de Jérusalem, de toute la Palestine et de Jordanie, Theophilos III, a accueilli le groupe.

While meeting in Amman, Jordan from 17-23 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee issued a statement on recent developments in Iraq affecting the prospects for sustaining religious and social diversity, and the future of the nation and its peoples.

Durant sa réunion à Amman, en Jordanie, du 17 au 23 novembre, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a publié une déclaration concernant les récents développements en Irak ayant une incidence sur les perspectives de maintien de la diversité religieuse et sociale, ainsi que sur l’avenir de la nation et de ses peuples.

While meeting in Amman, Jordan, from 17-23 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee issued a statement on the detention of Bishop Carlos Morales and the situation in Mindanao, Philippines.

Durant sa réunion à Amman, en Jordanie, du 17 au 23 novembre, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a publié une déclaration concernant la détention de l’évêque Carlos Morales et la situation à Mindanao, aux Philippines.

Promoting responsible agricultural investments was the theme of a session organised by the WCC at the Civil Society Policy Forum of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings held in Washington DC from 9-13 October. “There is no doubt we need to invest more in agriculture – it feeds us all and remains an important source of employment, especially for the world’s poor,” said Athena Peralta, WCC programme executive for economic and ecological justice.

More than 500 participants from all over the world gathered this morning for the opening of the Asia Mission Conference in Yangon, Myanmar. The conference, the fourth of its kind since the founding of the Christian Conference of Asia in 1957, marks an important opportunity to bring together churches, faith-based organizations and partners to reflect upon mission in an Asian context. The conference is organized by CCA and hosted by the the Myanmar Council of Churches and Myanmar Baptist Convention, both CCA members.

Plus de 500 participants venus du monde entier se sont réunis ce matin pour l'ouverture de la Conférence d'Asie sur la mission à Yangon, au Myanmar. La conférence, quatrième du genre depuis la fondation de la Conférence chrétienne d'Asie (CCA) en 1957, est une occasion importante de réunir des Églises, des organisations d'inspiration religieuse et des partenaires pour réfléchir à la mission dans un contexte asiatique.

The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance endorses a newly expanded collaboration on HIV between the Medicine Patent Pool and Gilead. On 4 October, the MPP announced a licence with Gilead Sciences for bictegravir, a new integrase inhibitor part of a once-daily, single-tablet HIV regimen currently filed for regulatory approval at the United States Food and Drug Administration and the European Union.

A 25 September panel discussion in Geneva offered compelling examples of how climate change and unethical practices in the extractive industry are robbing people of both their human rights and their human dignity.

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), on 11-12 July, held an international consultation on “Towards Revitalising the Ecumenical Movement in Asia.” The gathering of 60 church and ecumenical leaders was organised by the CCA at its headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a prelude to its Diamond Jubilee celebration.

The Philippines has long been noticed for crimes committed against its people, but now human rights violations of the government of President Roderigo Duterte are coming under scrutiny at the Human Rights Council after submissions made by church-backed civil society groups.

Working conditions for millions of workers in the informal economy, especially migrants and seasonal workers, tend to escape legal regulations and even fail to meet basic human rights standards. The state as well as the church has a big responsibility regarding the most vulnerable of workers, found participants in a workshop on the protection of workers in an informal economy yesterday at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

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.