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NIFEA Consultation on Labour 2023 group photo

Exploring the heart of Labour: Insights from the NIFEA Consultation on Labour

In the lively urban setting of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, theologians, church delegates, activists, and individuals attending the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) came together between August 21 and 23. They convened for a deep and meaningful discussion at the NIFEA Consultation on Labour.

31 August 2023

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Local church organizations are supporting refugees in Hungary. © Daniel Fekete/ Hungarian Interchurch Aid /ACT Alliance

European churches encouraged to work together to address refugee crisis

In view of the current refugee crisis, European churches are being encouraged to deepen their efforts in receiving, supporting and protecting refugees who arrive in the region. This call was made in a letter issued jointly by the WCC, the Conference of European Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe.

10 September 2015

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The rights and legal status of people with Haitian ancestry in the Dominican Republic are under threat. Photo: ACT/PWRDF/Simon Chambers

Church leaders address statelessness in Dominican Republic

A court decision in the Dominican Republic annulling the citizenship of an estimated 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian ancestry has been strongly criticized by church leaders, including the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

03 February 2015

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Seta Margossian-Hadeshian presenting the Den Dolder recommendations at the Global Forum on Statelessness.

Church voices address statelessness at The Hague Global Forum

A set of recommendations advocating the rights of stateless persons was presented by a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation at the First Global Forum on Statelessness organized by the UNHCR and Tilburg University in The Hague, Netherlands.

19 September 2014