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Streamed Live: Press Conference from NCC/WCC Consultation on the Holy Land

WASHINGTON, DC: At 12:30 pm ET Wednesday, September 14, 2016, General Secretaries Jim Winkler (National Council of Churches, USA) and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit (World Council of Churches) will issue a statement summarizing the work of this week's groundbreaking consultation between Christian leaders, humanitarian organizations, and human rights organizations on disturbing new developments in the Holy Land.

EAPPI serves as global peacemaker, notes outgoing coordinator

Manuel Quintero is retiring after eight years of service as the international programme coordinator for the WCC Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). He took time to reflect on the mission of EAPPI, particularly within its current context, as well as aspects of the programme that have been dear to his heart.

Owe Boersma cherchera l’équilibre en tant que coordinateur de l’EAPPI

Le pasteur Owe Boersma prendra ses fonctions de coordinateur du programme international de l’EAPPI à Genève le 26 septembre 2016. Il succède à M. Manuel Quintero qui, atteignant l’âge de la retraite après huit années de service à ce poste, quittera fin août le bureau international de l’EAPPI au COE.

Facilitating peace with passion

Facilitating peace requires conviction, political independence and endurance. Add a whole lot of passion and native Cypriot Salpy Eskidjian fits perfectly into that job description. Since she started in 2011 as executive coordinator of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, which is operating under the auspices of the Embassy of Sweden in Nicosia, she has tirelessly – and successfully – sought to engage religious leaders in a dialogue for peace.

La passion de contribuer à la paix

Contribuer à la paix suppose de la conviction, une indépendance politique, de l’endurance. Ajoutons-y une bonne dose de passion, et Salpy Eskidjian, originaire de Chypre, correspond parfaitement à la description du poste. Depuis 2011, elle est coordinatrice exécutive de l’organisation Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP, Suivi religieux du processus de paix à Chypre), qui travaille sous les auspices de l’ambassade de Suède à Nicosie. Elle a inlassablement – et avec succès – cherché à impliquer les responsables religieux dans le dialogue en faveur de la paix.

A grain of hope for justice and peace in the Holy Land

Every morning a cheerful and articulate man arrives at his office in East Jerusalem with at least a grain of hope. Dr Bernard Sabella has devoted his entire life to the rights of the Palestinian people. In his job as the executive director of Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees, he encounters issues concerning the Palestinian-Israeli relationship daily.

Une lueur d’espoir pour la justice et la paix en Terre Sainte

Tous les matins, un homme posé et enjoué arrive à son bureau de Jérusalem-Est avec une lueur d’espoir. Bernard Sabella a consacré toute sa vie aux droits du peuple palestinien. À son poste de directeur exécutif du département des services aux réfugiés palestiniens (DSPR), il est quotidiennement confronté à des questions concernant la relation entre Israël et la Palestine. Pourtant, il aimerait juste être un citoyen ordinaire dans le pays où lui et sa famille ont leurs racines, sans être constamment associé au conflit israélo-palestinien qui parfois, d’après lui, ne rend pas justice à son identité de Palestinien.

‘Unprecedented times of hopelessness’ in Holy Land

For Ramzi Zananiri, executive director of Jerusalem and the West bank at the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees, which is part of the Middle East Council of Churches, the current situation in the Holy Land is "heart-breaking", and he says the Palestinians are "hostages" under troublesome realities.

Pilgrimage and youth

Youth are not the future leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today, as they fearlessly lead efforts for justice and peace in their societies.

Education and interreligious dialogue focus in Galilee

In the old city of Acre, which is located by the Mediterranean sea in northern Israel, almost all Palestinian families are displaced. Poverty, discrimination and lack of motivation for education are some of the daily obstacles people face.

Peace, health and education are Gaza's future

Operating in an area where the needs for humanitarian assistance are enormous and where 43 percent of the population is unemployed – of which 80 percent are youth – has its challenges. Thousands of destroyed homes, a damaged infrastructure, frequent power cuts and a continued blockade don’t make life easy for the 1.8 million inhabitants in tiny Gaza - one of the most densely populated, self-governing territories in the world.

Syrian crisis poses challenges in Palestinian refugee camps

During the 29 years Virgine Nasrawi has worked in the Talbiah refugee camp, located 40 kilometers south of Amman, the Jordanian capital, she has witnessed many changes. And the sudden influx of refugees from neighbouring Syria, caused by the devastating civil war in that country, is the most dramatic.

Winners of WCC photo contest announced

Between 7-27 March, more than 100 images with the hash tag #7Weeks4Water were posted by Instagram users who joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) contest. Most of them told stories about water justice, illustrating the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water,” promoted by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network annually since 2008.