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Climate induced displacement: Lifting voices of hope for the protection of human rights and climate justice

22 June 2022

Side Event for the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council.

WCC celebrates life of Sarah Newland Martin, courageous change-maker

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the death of Sarah Newland Martin, known for her lifetime of advocacy for persons with disabilities, for her leadership with the YMCA and Jamaica Baptist Union, and her ecumenical bridge-building.

12 June 2022

Statement: public statement

Stockholm+50 Interfaith Statement - “Faith Values and Reach - Contribution to Environmental Policy”

03 June 2022

Ecumenical movement

WCC delegation at the World Social Forum highlights the links between water, food and climate change

At the recently concluded World Social Forum in Mexico City, a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) reflected on ecological justice by addressing the nexus between water, food and climate change.

11 May 2022

Background document

Message from the waters of Brazil to the waters of the world

Ecumenical Water Network-Brazil (REDA-Brazil) Stands in Solidarity with #FAME 2022.

28 April 2022

WCC Programmes

Side event focuses on indebtedness and climate change as intersecting concerns

Indebtedness and climate change are intersecting concerns that are upending the lives of many people in the global south. This nexus was explicitly addressed from faith-rooted and ethical perspectives at a side event held as part of the Civil Society Policy Forum of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual spring meetings.

13 April 2022

a woman selling bananas at a street market in Brazil

Debt and Climate Finance: Faith Perspectives and Proposals

11 April 2022

A side event of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's Civil Society Policy Forum Spring Meetings 2022

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World Water Day 2022 webinar: “Is World Water Forum the answer to global water crisis?”

22 March 2022

This webinar will take a critical look at the WWF and promote AWWF/FAME or any other UN led global platform to address global water crisis in line with the UNFCCC mechanisms, which will uphold human right to water for all.

Feature story

Webinar shows COVID-19 exacerbated caste system discrimination

A webinar on 1 March—Zero Discrimination Day— explored the theme “COVID-19, Casteism and Caste discrimination: How to mitigate pandemic-reinforced inequality and discrimination.”

03 March 2022

WCC webinar - “COVID-19, Casteism and Caste discrimination: How to mitigate pandemic-reinforced inequality and discrimination”

01 March 2022

A webinar on 1 March—Zero Discrimination Day—will explore the theme “COVID-19, Casteism and Caste discrimination: How to mitigate pandemic-reinforced inequality and discrimination.”

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Upcoming webinar will focus on COVID-19 and caste discrimination

A webinar on 1 March—Zero Discrimination Day—will explore the theme “COVID-19, Casteism and Caste discrimination: How to mitigate pandemic-reinforced inequality and discrimination.”

24 February 2022

8th Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs

25 January 2022

The 8th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs, entitled "Mobilizing Moral Influence and Governance to End the Systemic Injustices of Racism, the legacy of Colonialism and Slavery", will be held virtually 8:00 – 12:30 EDT on Tuesday 25 January 2022.

Feature story

With boldness of faith, joy and peace, Pan African women hold “Ubuntu” gathering

Women of faith who are African or of African descent held a powerful recent gathering, “Ubuntu: Remembrance, Diversity, and Advocacy in Unity Now!” in which they shared their call to action with a sense of Sankofa, or a season of now while looking back and forward. The event was organized by the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) and Pan African Women of Faith (PAW).

17 December 2021

Interview

Caoimhe Leppard and the Most Rev. Dr Michael Jackson

Church of Ireland: “As a minority, however small you are, you can give it a try”

As the national three-year programme “Disestablishment 150” drew to a close, the Church of Ireland is looking back on highlights from a commemoration of the historic milestone in which the Church of Ireland was made wholly independent of the Church of England, and was no longer the official state church.

17 December 2021

Statement: public statement

Statement - On the establishment of the UN Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

By the WCC Executive Committee, November 2021.

16 November 2021

Executive committee

Message

Greetings of the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca to the meeting of the Francophone Christian Forum Switzerland

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

It is my joy to extend greetings to you on behalf of the World Council of Churches.

I recall with gratitude the first meeting of the Francophone Christian Forum in Lyon 2018, where we could experience the joy and blessing expressed in the Psalm 133:1 “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!”

11 October 2021

General Secretary

WCC shares greetings with Francophone Christian Forum in Switzerland

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared joyful greetings with the Francophone Christian Forum in Switzerland, recalling the first meeting of the Francophone Christian Forum in Lyon in 2018.

11 October 2021

Youth in Nigeria engaging as advocates against killer robots

The Christian Council of Nigeria, Institute of Church and Society, based in Ibadan, recently commenced a second round of campaign initiatives to increase awareness of the threats posed by the development and production of killer robots.

07 October 2021