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This grandmother and child, showing clear signs of hunger, have fled the drought and food crisis in southern Ethiopia. Photo: Henrik Stubkjaer/DCA-ACT International.

Migrants, too, have human rights

The myth according to which host countries are "victims" of migration needs to be challenged, as in fact their economies benefit from the exploitation of the migrants' work.

01 December 2008
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Global economy needs radical changes, WCC team says

Radical changes and tangible commitments from world leaders are needed if an equitable and sustainable global economic system is to be built, says an ecumenical delegation attending a UN conference on financing for development starting tomorrow in Qatar.

28 November 2008
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"Christians acting and advocating for justice, without major concern for how this deepens and expands the life of Christian community, are not 'ecumenical' in any full sense of the word; just as Christians pursuing sacramental fellowship, without major concern for how this deepens and expands their engagement with the world", Rev. Dr Michael Kinnamon said in his opening address. Photo: Michael Short

Church advocacy in action at the United Nations

After six days of intense discussions on migration, the conflict in Sri Lanka and climate change, of common prayer and practical efforts to make the voice of the churches on these issues heard at the United Nations, the UN Advocacy Week of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ended with good results on Friday.

25 November 2008
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December 2004

<span style="font-weight: bold; "» Where is the ecumenical movement going in the 21st century?

23 November 2004