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What if HIV were just a virus, and not also a taboo? This week in Tanzania, religious leaders gathered to address stigma and discrimination related to HIV.

¿Y si el VIH fuese solamente un virus, y no, además, un tabú? Esta semana se celebró una reunión de líderes religiosos en Tanzania para abordar el estigma y la discriminación relacionados con el VIH.

An ecumenical delegation coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Indonesia on 15-22 February, including the provinces of Papua and Papua Barat - where increasing violence and discrimination against indigenous Papuan people was recently highlighted in a joint statement by five UN human rights mandate-holders.

Una delegación ecuménica organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) visitó Indonesia del 15 al 22 de febrero. La visita incluyó las provincias de Papúa y Papúa Occidental, lugares en los que se destacó el aumento de la violencia y la discriminación contra los pueblos indígenas papúes en una declaración conjunta de cinco titulares de mandatos en materia de derechos humanos de las Naciones Unidas.

The WCC continues to receive messages of thanksgiving and encouragement from member churches, sister organizations and the wider ecumenical movement as the fellowship marks 70 years in working for Christian unity and action.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha recibido mensajes de agradecimiento y aliento de las iglesias miembros, las organizaciones hermanas y el movimiento ecuménico más amplio cuando la comunidad celebra setenta años de trabajo por la unidad y la acción cristianas.

The Bridge Group, a working group of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), was established during the WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania in March.

As part of their work to care for creation, Kenyan church leaders are backing a government effort to restore the Mau Forest, a vital ecosystem in the Rift Valley region.

Bishop Brian Farrell has been a key figure on the ecumenical scene since his appointment as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in 2002.
Over that time he has attended most of the major events in the life of the WCC, including the last assembly in South Korea and the recent Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Tanzania.

El obispo Brian Farrell es una figura clave de la escena ecuménica desde que fuera nombrado secretario del Pontificio Consejo para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristiano en 2002.
Durante todo este tiempo ha participado en la mayor parte de los principales eventos de la vida del CMI, incluidas la última Asamblea en Corea del Sur y la reciente Conferencia sobre Misión Mundial y Evangelización en Tanzania.

Il vescovo Brian Farrell è stato una figura fondamentale nella scena ecumenica sin dalla sua nomina come segretario del Pontificio consiglio per la promozione dell’unità dei cristiani nel 2002.
Ha sempre preso parte ai principali eventi del CEC, inclusa l’ultima Assemblea in Corea del Sud e la recente Conferenza mondiale sulla missione e l’evangelizzazione in Tanzania.
In vista della visita papale a Ginevra, il vescovo Farrell riflette sul “cambiamento di ritmo e di stile nella totalità del nostro impegno ecumenico” che è avvenuto sotto Papa Francesco.

WCC News meet with Dr Samuel George of the WCC Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN) at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), held in Tanzania from 8-13 March, World Council of Churches (WCC). George, a Christian theology professor at Allahabad Bible Seminary in India, was invited by the WCC to make presentations on disability in various parts of the conference.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Civil Society (UNCTAD) Forum held at the Palais de Nations in Geneva on 24 May ahead of the UNCTAD board meeting on 4-12 June.