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Youth commission elects four new vice moderators

The Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement (YPEM), during its meeting in the Philippines, elected four new vice moderators: Ann Chris Jacob (United Methodist Church USA), Lorena Bonilla Garcia (Mennonite Church of Colombia), Rev. Bjorn Warde (Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago), and Danil Arakelian (Russian Orthodox Church).

Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger

11 - 13 October 2024

The World Council of Churches (WCC), along with global faith organizations, is raising urgent awareness of the growing hunger crisis through the "Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger." Inspired by Isaiah 58—"to loose the chains of injustice, untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free...and share our food with the hungry"—this global movement calls on faith communities to take spiritual and practical steps to help end hunger.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva | 20, Rue Verdaine, 1204 Geneva

WCC webinar: ZacTax – Delivering climate reparations through global tax justice

04 October 2024

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development is hosting a webinar exploring the role of global tax justice in delivering climate reparations. This event will feature leading voices from Asia, Africa, and the Americas, discussing how tax systems can challenge emissions from wealthy nations and industries, raising resources to address climate-related loss and damage.

Online (via Zoom)

Global institute convenes leaders in Kenya to reimagine a just economy

From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.

Symposium on religion and international affairs will focus on role of faith and civil society in multilateral solutions

The 11th edition of the Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations will assess the trends and opportunities for the participation of civil society, and specifically faith actors, in all stages from policy formulation to implementation if the world is to achieve sustainable development, peace and security and enjoy human rights and rule of law.