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En seguimiento a la decisión del Comité Ejecutivo durante su reunión de noviembre de 2021, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) publica tres vacantes para puestos directivos. Las vacantes incluyen los puestos de director/a de programa de Unidad y Misión, de director/a del programa de Testimonio Público y Diaconía y de director/a de la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del CMI.

Suite à la décision prise par le Comité exécutif lors de sa réunion de novembre 2021, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) annonce l’ouverture de trois postes de direction : responsable du programme Unité et mission, responsable du programme Témoignage public et diaconie, et responsable de la Commission de Foi et constitution du COE.

Following the decision of the Executive Committee during its meeting of November 2021, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is posting the opening of three staff leadership positions. The openings include programme director for Unity and Mission, programme director for Public Witness and Diakonia, and director of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order.

At the annual Karlsruhe Foyer Church and Law reception on 15 June, German bishops gathered with judges of the Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Court of Justice, as well as representatives of the Federal Prosecutor's Office and of the legal profession in Germany, to hear some reflections on “Ecumenical engagement for human rights, and current challenges.”

During the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, on 24 September, the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs presented a statement on racism. “People of African descent represent a quarter of the population of Central and South America, with 98% of these in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Ecuador,” reads the statement.

As the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel commenced, Nora Carmi offered a morning reflection at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 16 September. Carmi is a civil society worker on justice and peace issues who is from the Orthodox community.

Virag Kinga Mezei is a Hungarian intern for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. With a passion for human rights, she regularly engages in discussions while also getting training through the WCC on mechanisms that lead to the achievement of racial and social justice.

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, offered opening remarks at the WCC Executive Committee meeting convening at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 22-28 May.

La Dra. Agnes Abuom, moderadora del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), pronunció unas palabras de apertura en la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del CMI que se celebra en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey del 22 al 28 de mayo.
“Venimos con muchas expectativas y el deseo de compartir las experiencias en nuestras iglesias, comunidades y países”, dijo Abuom. “Espero que durante el tiempo que pasemos juntos aquí, en Bossey, podamos cumplirlas, tanto formal como informalmente”.

Mme Agnes Abuom, présidente du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a fait quelques remarques introductives lors de l’ouverture de la réunion du Comité exécutif du COE qui se tient du 22 au 28 mai à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey.
«Nous arrivons avec beaucoup d’attentes et le désir de faire part des expériences de nos Églises, nos communautés et nos pays», a déclaré A. Abuom. «J’ai espoir que celles-ci se réalisent formellement et informellement durant ce temps passé ensemble ici à Bossey.»

Dealing with people on the move is crucial to the work of the Church in the 21st century says Greek Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Filadelfia. More than 31,000 irregular migrants arrived in Greece by sea in 2018 and almost 17,000 arrived by land, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Joint commitment and action for children on the move were at the heart of discussions as representatives of religious communities and faith-based organizations gathered in Rome on 16-18 October.

Participants at the conference “Xenophobia, Racism and Populist Nationalism in the Context of Global Migration” released a message on 19 September that affirms and upholds the institution of asylum for those fleeing from war, persecution or natural disaster, and invokes respect for the rights for all people on the move.

The conference, held in Rome, was organized jointly by the World Council of Churches and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Los participantes en la Conferencia Mundial sobre Xenofobia, Racismo y Nacionalismo Populista en el Contexto de las Migraciones Mundiales emitieron hoy un mensaje en el que afirman y defienden la institución del asilo para quienes huyen de la guerra, la persecución o los desastres naturales y en el que también apelan al respeto de los derechos de todas las personas en movimiento.

Ce jour, les participants à la conférence «La xénophobie, le racisme et le nationalisme populiste dans le contexte de la migration mondiale» ont publié un message qui affirme et soutient l'institution de l'asile pour celles et ceux qui fuient la guerre, les persécutions ou les catastrophes naturelles. En outre, il invoque le respect des droits de toutes les personnes déplacées.