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The Thursdays in Black campaign now has a Youth Edition, developed by young people who are building a network in support of a world free from rape and violence. 

The Conference of National Black Churches hosted its annual Leadership Recognition Dinner on 13 December, in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with their annual national consultation.

Des responsables de toutes religions ont participé à une cérémonie d’allumage de cierges le 14 décembre, durant le Forum mondial sur les réfugiés, apportant une touche spirituelle au plus grand rassemblement international consacré aux personnes réfugiées, qui se déroule du 13 au 15 décembre à Genève.

In a heartfelt message of solidarity, Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), extended his deepest condolences to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and their families, which is currently mourning the tragic deaths of two  women in  the Holy Family Parish in Gaza,  among the many thousands already killed in Gaza.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Colombian minister of the interior Luis Fernando Velasco on 13 December in Bogota to talk about the government's efforts to seek social, economic, and environmental justice.

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises a partagé son message de Noël au monde entier, un monde où des défis croissants menacent d’amoindrir notre espérance.

In a nation marked by decades of alarming numbers of internal displacement and confinement mainly affecting Indigenous and Afro-Colombians, the walk toward peace is complicated—but the World Council of Churches (WCC) is deepening collaboration on Colombia’s vision for total peace.

Religious leaders participated in a candlelight ceremony at the Global Refugee Forum on 14 December, bringing a spiritual touch to the world’s largest international gathering on refugees, which is taking place from 13-15 December in Geneva.

Le 12 décembre, lors d’une cérémonie interreligieuse, des réfugié-e-s, des responsables religieux et des représentant-e-s de l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugié-e-s se sont réuni-e-s en la Chapelle du Centre œcuménique pour prier, chanter et s’écouter attentivement. Intitulée «This is My Story, This is My History» («Récits et Histoires de vie»), cette cérémonie a été émaillée de prières de différentes traditions, notamment, les traditions bouddhiste, juive, bahá’íe, musulmane, hindoue et chrétienne.

As the world marks the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Based Violence, religious leaders, human rights activists, and development partners in Tanzania joined on 5 December to discuss the human rights of girls and women, including those with disabilities, in a forum titled “Wealth of Knowledge and a Wealth of Care.”

During an inter-religious ceremony, refugees, religious leaders, and UN Refugee Agency representatives gathered on 12 December in the Ecumenical Centre chapel to pray, sing, and listen deeply to one another. Titled “This is My Story, This is My History,” the ceremony offered prayers from various traditions including Buddhist, Jewish, Bahá’í, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian.

Un atelier organisé du 11 au 14 décembre invite les jeunes responsables d’Églises à prévenir les inégalités femmes-hommes et à plaider pour la justice de genre sur les médias sociaux et d’autres espaces en ligne.