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Two projects from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) have been nominated for a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize. The finalists now go to public vote, with the opportunity to have them highlighted during a high-level WSIS summit in July. 

The webinar “Rooting out gender cyberviolence: An introduction to social media monitoring” on 8 December will give WCC member churches and partners the opportunity to take action against the harmful—and growing—phenomenon of online gender-based violence.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee closed its meeting after convening from 12-17 November, leaving with a sense of hope, even while publicly expressing grave concern over many global injustices facing the world today.

It will take at least 67 more years to close the average gender equality gap in traditional news media worldwide, shows the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project, the largest research and advocacy initiative in the world on gender equality in news and journalism.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, convening from 17-20 May, set a tone of hope for the future while, at the same time, addressing multiple global crises with statements, pastoral messages, and calls for prayer.

Los resultados preliminares publicados por el Proyecto de Monitoreo Global de Medios (GMMP, por sus siglas en inglés) indican avances considerables en algunos aspectos relativos al equilibrio entre géneros en las noticias, pero también muestran que, en general, los medios de comunicación están lejos de ser espacios inclusivos para las mujeres, las mujeres vulnerables y los grupos históricamente marginados.

Les résultats préliminaires publiés par le Projet mondial de monitorage des médias (Global Media Monitoring Project) montrent des progrès significatifs dans certains domaines en matière d’équilibre de genre dans les nouvelles, mais montrent également que, dans l’ensemble, les médias sont loin d’être un espace inclusif pour les femmes, les femmes vulnérables et les groupes historiquement marginalisés.

Das Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) hat die vorläufigen Ergebnisse seiner jüngsten Studie veröffentlicht. Diese zeigen zwar deutliche Fortschritte bei einigen Aspekten der ausgewogenen Präsenz der Geschlechter in der Medienberichterstattung, dokumentieren aber auch, dass die Medien weit davon entfernt sind, für Frauen, vulnerable Frauen und Bevölkerungsgruppen, die in der Vergangenheit marginalisiert wurden, inklusive Räume zu sein.

Preliminary findings released by the Global Media Monitoring Project show significant progress toward some aspects of gender balance in the news but also show that, overall, the media is far short of being an inclusive space for women, vulnerable women, and historically marginalized groups.

Upon the 20th anniversary of the UN Resolution 1325, the question is still being answered as to whether women’s important work in peace and security is getting the visibility it deserves.

The Global Media Monitoring Project, able to take place safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to promote gender justice in media coverage. Thousands of volunteers from 145 countries are participating.

Interview in written form with Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. On the occasion of his farewell visit during the Fall Assembly of Delegates the general secretary of the World Council of Churches WCC, pastor Olav Fykse Tveit, gave the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC an exclusive and elaborate interview regarding the current ecumenical movement and its future prospects