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In solidarity visit to Sudan, WCC strengthens foundations for peace

The World Council of Churches led a delegation on a visit to Sudan from 18-22 April. The ecumenical group included the World Council of Churches (WCC), All Africa Conference of Churches, ACT Alliance, Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa Global Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, General Board Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, and Norwegian Church Aid. 

Easter Initiative 2024

01 March - 05 May 2024

The Easter Initiative is an annual activity of the WCC-EAPPI, setting out to connect the stories of Easter with current realities in Palestine and Israel, to spotlight the challenges of a life marked by violence, war and occupation alongside nurturing hope and highlighting groups and individuals striving for a just peace.

WCC sees firsthand those most affected by conflict in Colombia

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.

Keynote address by Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia

"Peace Among the People – Interreligious Action for Peace and Inclusive Communities", keynote address by Peter Prove, director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, World Council of Churches, at the Peace Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 November 2023.

Commission on International Affairs

مجلس الكنائس العالمي يطالب بوقفٍ فوريٍ لإطلاق النار وفتح ممراتٍ إنسانيةٍ في فلسطين وإسرائيل

أصدرت اللجنة التنفيذية لمجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC)، المجتمعة في مدينة أبوجا في نيجيريا خلال الفترة من 8 -14 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، بياناً تطالب فيه بوقفٍ فوريٍ لإطلاق النار، وفتح ممرات إنسانية في فلسطين وإسرائيل.

El CMI pide una respuesta internacional a las necesidades de los refugiados de Nagorno Karabaj

La población y las iglesias armenias necesitan urgentemente “una respuesta internacional generosa que permita atender las necesidades humanitarias de los refugiados que han huido de Nagorno Karabaj, sobre todo de las mujeres vulnerables, los niños, los ancianos, las personas con discapacidad y las personas que no tienen otros medios de subsistencia”, afirmó el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) durante su reunión en Abuja (Nigeria).