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Ecumenical delegation presenting the São Paulo statement to Ambassador Juan Landaburu, secretary for religious affairs in Argentina. © CREAS/Daniel Favaro

Ecumenical delegation presents statement on global economy to Argentina

Despite being a wealthy country at one time, Argentina has more recently faced recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt and capital flight. The major down turn in Argentina’s economy was from 1999 to 2000, and is still causing a feeling of incertitude among its citizens.

02 November 2012
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Participants in a WCC consultation on evangelism in theological education and training programmes in Europe.

European theologians discuss Christian witness

Through engaging speakers and discussions, participants at a recent consultation on mission and evangelism explored ways, in which theological education and training programmes on evangelism can relate Christian witness to the changing landscape of Europe.

01 November 2012
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Sir Richard Jolly introducing “Be Outraged”, a booklet he co-authored, at an ecumenical conference in Brazil.

Leading development economists offer alternatives

The current global economic and financial scenario has been described as the “mess we are in” by Sir Richard Jolly at a global conference on a new economic and financial architecture taking place in Brazil this week. He pointed out the lack of good governance in many countries.

04 October 2012
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WCC urges Colombia to protect human rights defenders

Death threats against human rights defenders in Colombia have caused "great concern" for the World Council of Churches (WCC). A letter from the WCC to the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, calls on the “government to take all necessary measures to effectively protect the life and physical integrity” of the human rights defenders.

10 July 2012
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Participants of the WCC and LWFs’ Youth for Eco-Justice programme at the Global Day of Action procession in Durban, South Africa, 2011.

WCC to highlight ethical perspectives at Rio+20

A World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation will take part in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Rio+20 from 20 to 22 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The delegates will participate in various ecumenical and interfaith events both at the venue of Rio+20 and the Peoples’ Summit for Social and Environmental Justice organized by the civil society.

11 June 2012
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Youth at the “Human Mosaic Celebrations” on Earth Day in Iowa, United States. © Emily Temte/Luther College

“Youth has a stake in the issue of climate change”

Inspired by participating in the Youth for Eco-Justice training, a joint project of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Durban, South Africa last year, Kristi Holmberg started a “Climate Justice Campaign” which concluded successfully on 22 April, Earth Day.

01 May 2012