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Hope for the Korean Peninsula from the heat of war to coexistence with the warm breeze of peace

Statement of the National Council of Churches in Korea, 3 January 2023.

09 January 2023

Ecumenical movement

Historic First Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent convenes, addresses Racism, Afrophobia and Reparatory Justice

An ecumenical delegation composed of five members from the National Baptist Convention USA Inc, United Methodist Church; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and United Church of Christ attended the first session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent, a historic event that constitutes the culmination of several years of consistent advocacy.

15 December 2022

Report assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work released in partnership with WCC and ecumenical partners

A new publication, “Applied Research Project: Assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work,” has been released by the Geneva Graduate Institute in partnership with the World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance, Caritas Internationalis, and World Evangelical Alliance.

15 December 2022

Training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Racial Justice underway with deep look at world’s racial injustices

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is offering its fall edition of online week-long training workshop on, “UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Racial Justice“ from 14-18 November. This time around, the training brought together nearly 30 participants from 15 countries in the Eastern hemisphere.

17 November 2022

WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights"

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in which the governing body confesses “our unfulfilled responsibilities to protect and lift up those whose God-given dignity and worth is not respected.”

12 November 2022

Statement: public statement

Christian Witness and Action for Human Dignity and Human Rights (statement)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to let the oppressed go free,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.

(Luke 4:18-19)

The current global context is marked by escalating conflicts, divisions, inequalities, resurgent racism, xenophobic attacks on migrants, antisemitism, violations of the rights of women and other forms of discrimination, threats against human rights defenders, as well as authoritarianism, populist nationalism, and religious and other forms of extremism, that threaten grave peril for the physical security and human dignity and rights of diverse communities and individuals around the world.

12 November 2022

Executive committee

World Council of Churches (WCC) brought together representatives of various member churches from Canada and the USA to attend meetings with UN experts on racial justice

WCC helps churches connect with UN on racial justice issues

The World Council of Churches (WCC) brought together representatives of various member churches from Canada and the USA to attend meetings with UN experts on racial justice.

09 November 2022

WCC extends support for UN resolution to end blockade that harms Cuban people

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Ioan Sauca, in a letter to Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed support and admiration for a resolution passed in the United Nations General Assembly that ends the blockade which harms the Cuban people.

04 November 2022

Letter

WCC acting general secretary letter to Cuban president on the resolution passed in the United Nations General Assembly (November 2022)

04 November 2022

General Secretary

Church center to the United Nations (UN) where the WCC Ecumenical Office to the UN is located, New York, Photo: Marcelo Schneider/WCC

El espíritu de los Jueves de negro está en auge en la ciudad de Nueva York

Si caminan por las calles de la ciudad de Nueva York observarán que hay un color que predomina en la moda: el negro. En este lugar, una de las capitales mundiales de la moda, los residentes quieren mostrar que son atrevidos, vanguardistas y modernos.

13 October 2022

Event

Every person has the right to say #IBELONG Today millions of people around the world are denied a nationality. They often aren’t allowed to go to school, see a doctor, get a job, open a bank account, buy a house or even get married. The #IBelong Campaign aims to end statelessness in ten years.

WCC webcast will mark 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness

04 November 2022

An upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) webcast, scheduled for 4 November, will mark the 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness.

https://www.oikoumene.org/livestream

WCC webcast will mark 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness

An upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) webcast, scheduled for 4 November, will mark the 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness.

13 October 2022

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Keynote speech of the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Ecumenical peace conversation

Keynote speech of the World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca at the Ecumenical peace conversation, Seoul, Korea, 11 October 2022.

11 October 2022

General Secretary

Memorial service marking the 50th anniversary of martial law in the Philippines

Church leaders remember martyrs in Philippines, call for end to current campaign of repression

Church leaders in the Philippines gathered in an ecumenical memorial service in Manila on 21 September, the 50^th anniversary of the imposition of martial law, to solemnly recall people of faith who were tortured and killed during the brutal regime of president Ferdinand Marcos.

06 October 2022

In New York City, the spirit of Thursdays in Black is thriving

Walk around the streets of New York City and you may notice that there is one dominant color on the fashion palette: black. In this place, one of the world’s fashion capitals, residents want to show they are edgy, hip, and trendy.

06 October 2022

Los agentes interconfesionales advierten a la Asamblea General de la ONU: “Hay tanto trabajo por hacer; y se nos acaba el tiempo”

Una mesa redonda interconfesional sobre el clima, que tuvo lugar el 21 de septiembre, envió un mensaje claro a los gobiernos del mundo: las políticas que cuidan del planeta y de las personas más vulnerables que viven en él deben estar sustentadas en una transformación social y espiritual.

23 September 2022

2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: A young woman holding up a sign that says "no faith in fossil fuels"

Interfaith voices want UN General Assembly to hear: “There is so much that needs to be done—and time is running out”

An interfaith panel discussion on climate, held 21 September, sent a clear message to the world’s governments: a social and spiritual transformation must underpin policies that care for the earth and the most vulnerable people living on it.

22 September 2022

WCC releases minute on consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly released a minute entitled “Consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,” in which it reiterated its condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and cluster munitions, the targeting of civilians, hospitals and public infrastructure, and all other war crimes, beheadings, torture and other atrocities witnessed during the conflict.

08 September 2022

Minutes

Minute on consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

Minute on consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war by the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany

08 September 2022

Assembly