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In a 13 January solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit expressed deep concern and profound sorrow about recent attacks against church buildings in the country following a controversy over the right of Christians to use the term 'Allah' to refer to God.

This is the dream we carry through the world
that something fantastic will happen
that it has to happen
that time will open by itself

Leaders of churches and international church organizations present in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference reiterate the Gospel message «Do not be afraid!»

Speech by Olav Fykse Tveit at a panel of the conference "Initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on dialogue and its impact in disseminating human values" organized by the general secretariat of the Muslim World League.

Climate change
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA)
Human rights
Migration
Public witness: addressing power, affirming peace
United Nations

Meditation by WCC general secretary by Sant’Egidio Prayers for Peace – Sarajevo September 11, 2012