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The latest issue of The Ecumenical Review, the quarterly journal of the World Council of Churches (WCC), focuses on the Pan-African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN), a project of the WCC’s programme on Ecumenical Theological Education (ETE).

Formally established as a network in 2015, PAWEEN aims to celebrate, commemorate, and build upon the legacy of Pan‐African women in the ecumenical movement.

The World Association for Christian Communication – Europe Region (WACC Europe) is embarking on a one-year project to identify and promote strategies to counter online hate speech focused on refugees and migrants.

Advocacy for women’s rights and the fight against gender-based violence is not only a concern for women but crucial for the whole of humanity and more men need to get involved. This was one of the key emphases at the annual advocacy training for faith-based organizations (FBOs) at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

Was hat die Idee einer „europäischen Identität“ beeinflusst? Welchen Beitrag können Kirchen und andere Glaubensgemeinschaften innerhalb einer aufgeschlossenen Vision des Säkularismus dazu leisten? Welche Rolle steht der Schweiz in diesem Kontext zu?

In 1967, the Albanian government, under despotic leader Enver Hoxha, began closing down all religious institutions in the country, declaring Albania the world’s first officially atheist state.

A compelling portrayal of the revival of the collective church in Albania is found in the voices of individuals such as Nathan Hoppe, who recalls arriving there in 1998.

This Christmas the St Luke Clinic in Tirana has come of age. Twenty-one years after it was founded it offers specialized medical assistance in an array of medical fields and its founding was the foundation of expanded church-run medical services in Albania.

Les militants religieux ont présenté un total de 1 780 528 signatures rassemblées à travers le monde pour demander une action décisive afin d’enrayer le réchauffement de la planète. Les pétitions ont été remises aux responsables de la Conférence sur le climat des Nations Unies, la COP 21, qui entame son travail à Paris.

Progress toward equality of men and women in the news media has ground to a halt, according to newly released results from the Global Media Monitoring Project.

In der Nachrichtenberichterstattung über Themen zu Frieden und Sicherheit in von Konflikten geschüttelten Ländern fehlen Frauenstimmen fast gänzlich.

Les femmes sont quasiment invisibles dans les reportages sur les questions de paix et de sécurité dans les pays en situation de conflit.

Vertreterinnen und Vertreter wichtiger internationaler ökumenischer Organisationen waren vom 25. bis 29. September in Ungarn, um die Bemühungen zur Unterstützung der Flüchtlinge in Europa und im Nahen Osten zu stärken.

Churches and religious leaders are at the forefront of efforts to mobilize action for a legally binding agreement on world’s climate at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris at the end of 2015. The motivation of the WCC for its role in this arena is summarized in the title of its environmental programme: Care for Creation and Climate Justice.