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Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser re-affirmed the need for a new configuration of the ecumenical movement in his last report to the Central Committee as World Council of Churches' (WCC) general secretary. Â

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Cf. WCC press release PR-03-26 of 28 July 2003

Cf. WCC press release, pr-03-25, 02 July 2003

Cf. Press Release, PR-03-20, of 28 May 2003

The WCC currently seeks a Coordinator and Programme Liaison Officer for its Public Information Team.

By Hans-Ruedi Weber

cf. Press Release, PR-03-20, of 28 May 2003

When the military actions in Iraq were over, those who had opposed the military invasion had to face the assessment - conveyed by the media and the military victors - that it had been "successful". The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser responds in this interview to the "critical questions" posed to organizations like the Council, which had a high profile in the pro-peace movement. He also mentions the announced "road map" to a permanent two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Steering Committee of a Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the World Council of Churches (WCC) will meet - in the place where Orthodox challenges to the Council first came to light five years ago - to oversee the implementation of its 2002 recommendations.