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Statement on the outcome of COP26

By the WCC Executive Committee, November 2021.

16 November 2021

Executive committee

Feature story

Participants of the capacity building workshop Nairobi

African church leaders train in leadership, diakonia and development

Although it is unfolding in a mixed context of political and economic upheavals, tragic conflicts, exploitation, and enormous opportunities, growth, and successes, the African experience of diakonia and development has a lot to teach the world, a workshop for senior African church leaders heard.

12 November 2021

Statement from the Faith-Based Organizations to COP26

Statement from the Faith-Based Organizations to the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties – COP26 to the UNFCCC, Glasgow, United Kingdom 10 November 2021

10 November 2021

WCC Programmes

“Tax the rich, save the planet” discussion centers on equity, reparations

During a discussion, “Tax the rich, save the planet,” on 8 November, speakers explored how a global tax and economic system can deliver equity and make reparations for the exploitation of people and planet.

09 November 2021

“Climate Justice, Food, and Faith” webinar highlights calls for urgent change in action and spirit

A webinar, “Climate Justice, Food, and Faith,” on 9 November offered not only practical information on how climate change relates to food insecurity but also a call to change how we view our care for the earth and for hungry people.

09 November 2021

Declaration of the National Council of Churches in India on COP26

Declaration from National Council of Churches in India To the 26^th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) Of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Scheduled to open on 31^stOctober 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

07 November 2021

Member church

Glasgow Cathedral to hold special COP26 service on Sunday with Christians from around the world

A special COP26 service involving Christian churches and organisations from around the world will be held at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. (7 November). The event, which has been organised by Glasgow Churches Together, will be attended by guests from countries including Australia, Fiji, and Zimbabwe, as a show of solidarity for global climate justice.

06 November 2021

Feature story

Children during the Sunday service, Tanzania

Groundbreaking global conference opens gates to a Pan-Africanism for all and with all to finally defeat scourge of racism

Over 23-29 October, a Global Conference of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora (AAD) revisited the historical 1945 Manchester Pan-African Conference and critically reviewed progress made since then. Speakers and participants also worked to determine and develop effective global strategies to radically change the lot of Africans and people of African descent globally—and thereby defeat the scourge of racism in the world.

05 November 2021

Interview

Pacific islands in peril, local churches' leader stresses before COP26

The Pacific islands are in grave danger and at the frontline of global climate change, so that is why the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, known as COP26, in Glasgow is so important for islanders, says Rev. James Bhagwan. He is general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, a Methodist minister based in Fiji, and visited Geneva on his way to COP26, in Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, from 31 October to 12 November.

26 October 2021

WCC applauds creation of UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change

The recently concluded 48^th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC 48) created a special rapporteur on human rights and climate change.

13 October 2021

Message

Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca: The Pandemic, the World Council of Churches, and Global Health

Address of Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches at the meeting of WCC, EKD, German Federal Foreign Office and TransAtlantic Network, 13 October 2021

13 October 2021

General Secretary

A life-affirming “degrowth” is possible, economists and theologians find

An online conference “Degrowth – Living Sufficiently and Sustainably” held on 1 October discussed proposals and strategies for moving away from growth-driven and extractive economies to life-affirming systems of sustenance.

05 October 2021

Global religious leaders, scientists join to release “Faith and Science: An Appeal for COP26”

Global religious leaders and leading scientists issued a joint statement on 4 October calling on the international community to raise their ambition and step up their climate action ahead of COP26.

04 October 2021

Faith and Science: An Appeal for COP26

On 4 October 2021, faith leaders representing the world’s major religions joined scientists at the Vatican to call on the international community to raise their ambition and step up their climate action ahead of COP26. Almost 40 faith leaders signed a joint Appeal, which was presented by Pope Francis to COP26 President-Designate, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma, and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Luigi Di Maio.

04 October 2021

Ecumenical movement

WCC presents message at major international “Faith and Science” talks ahead of COP26

The World Council of Churches (WCC) presented a message at a major international gathering of world religious leaders and scientists ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

04 October 2021

Event

Webinar: Sustainable food systems to overcome hunger

08 October 2021

The webinar will provide an opportunity for critical analysis and feedback on the UN Food Systems Summit process and summit. (Pre-summit took place in July and the Summit on 23 September).

Video feature

Webinar reflects on how racism, colonialism exacerbate impacts of climate change

In the context of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a 29 September webinar explored both the tremendous achievement of the decolonization of land and people, and the legacies of colonialism and their effects on people and the environment.

30 September 2021