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On Korean Peninsula, “the churches and the country need reconciliation and unity”

Rev. Dr Hyunju Bae represents the Presbyterian Church of Korea on the World Council of Churches central and executive committees and serves on the WCC Gender Advisory Group. She is a former professor of New Testament Studies at the Busan Presbyterian University, Republic of Korea, and now a co-president of the Korea Christian Environmental Movement Solidarity for Integrity of Creation.  Below, she reflects on a recent prayer vigil for peace, as well as other ecumenical activities in South Korea.

Diaconal work in Europe is shaped by response to humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

The future of diaconal work in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine and aftermath of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, was discussed this week at the meeting organized by Interdiac, the International Academy for Diakonia and Social Action, Central and Eastern Europe in Český Těšín, Czech Republic.

Destrucción, desplazamiento forzoso, hambre, enfermedad y muerte: Ucrania, Rusia y más allá

Desde que comenzó la ofensiva militar rusa en Ucrania, el 24 de febrero, se calcula que más de 18 millones de personas (el 41% de la población ucraniana) se han visto afectadas por el conflicto. Casi uno de cada cuatro ucranianos ha tenido que abandonar su hogar. Cerca de 6,5 millones de personas se han desplazado dentro del país, y más de 3,5 millones han huido más allá de sus fronteras.