On 18-19 July, 35 young leaders from 14 countries across Asia – part of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Youth in Asia Training in Religious Amity (YATRA) – travelled to the Indonesian city of Bandung to meet with faith leaders and young activists engaged in interreligious dialogue and work.
The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in Egypt is working on an advanced gender approach. In a country which is facing enormous challenges, more than ever a development agency has to be up to date on the needs of the people.
Mit einem seiner ersten Beschlüsse hat der neu eingesetzte 150 Personen umfassende Zentralausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen Geschichte geschrieben, als er die aus Nairobi stammende Dr. Agnes Abuom von der Anglikanischen Kirche von Kenia zur Vorsitzenden des höchsten Leitungsgremiums des ÖRK wählte.
In one of their first decisions as the Central Committee for the World Council of Churches, the 150-member committee made history Friday by electing Dr Agnes Abuom of Nariobi, Kenya as the moderator of the highest WCC governing body.