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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay addressed the United Bible Societies Assembly on 13 October in Amsterdam. 

As the “Bethlehem Reborn – Palestine – The Wonders of the Nativity” exhibit was carefully installed at the Ecumenical Centre over the weekend, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is anticipating the official opening ceremony on 12 September.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is holding Norway in prayer and concern after the nation was struck by the most powerful storm in a generation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Azerbaijan for the immediate lifting of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as more than 120,000 people—including 30,000 children—are suffering under an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis.

During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.

The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations is inviting all believers of all denominations to unite in fasting and prayer on 24 February—a day marking one year since the start of the war in Ukraine.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed gratitude for the work of Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén, primate of the Church of Sweden, as she moves on from her years of service.

A conference focusing on water for human rights and sustainable development will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and online on 3-4 November.

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.

Dans un message vidéo prononcé lors de la 11^e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), le 5 septembre, Catherine Namakula, présidente du Groupe de travail des Nations Unies sur les personnes d’ascendance africaine, a salué le travail accompli de concert par les deux organisations et a appelé les Églises à mener à bien les missions qui les attendent dans le cadre de la lutte contre le racisme.

In a video greeting at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly on 5 September, Catherine Namakula, chairperson of the UN Working Group on People of African Descent, commended the work the two organizations have done together—and called churches to the tasks ahead of them in combatting racism.