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Address of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the All Africa Conference of Churches 12th General Assembly, "Christ`s Love Compels Us to Justice, Reconciliation and Unity". 

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to the WCC Central Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 27 June 2023.

Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness (Genesis 1:26)

The World Council of Churches, at its 11th assembly, in Karlsruhe, Germany, abhors the perpetuation of all forms of racism, xenophobia and related discriminations against humanity and the pervasive suffering it causes. 

Background

Genesis of the document

Recognising that we all live in multi-religious societies, African church leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the 2016 World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) regional workshop on “Birth Registration and Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws in Africa”, stressed the need to develop inter-faith strategies and affirmations in our advocacy work for the human rights of stateless people.

Message of Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches for the funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

For this God is our God forever and ever;

God will guide us even beyond death (Ps 48:14).

A 15 March webinar will explore how churches can help ensure stateless people are not left behind in national COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

Address of the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to the annual assembly of the Protestant Federation of France

"Ut Unum Sint: Between Winter and Spring, Reality and Prophecy, 1995 – 2020", Lecture by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC General Secretary, at the Institute for Ecumenical Studies, St. Thomas Aquinas Pontifical University (Angelicum), 12 December 2019

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, at Sant’Egidio Conference, 16 September 2019, Madrid.

This year, WCC addresses racism as the thematic focus of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP)- this is expressed in the design of pilgrim team visits, the WCC commitment to human rights; work on migration, racial discrimination and statelessness; work with Indigenous Peoples; and cooperation with the United Nations.

World Conference on Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism in the Context of Global Migration, organized by the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

The World Council of Churches regrets the decision by the Government of the United States of America to withdraw all funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees.

Biblical reflection at the All Africa Conference of Churches' 11th Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda.

The address by the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at the World Conference: “Religions, creeds and/or other value systems: joining forces to enhance equal citizenship rights”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expresses its concern about the situation of the Rohingya people and the circumstances in Rakhine state that have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and country. According to UN and reputable media reports, some 379,000 Rohingya people have sought refuge in Bangladesh since 25 August, fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Closing remarks by Prof Isabel Apawo Phiri, Deputy General Secretary World Council of Churches. June 13, Geneva, Restaurant Vieux Bois.