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A discussion with Dr Hrayr Jebejian, the General Secretary of the Bible Society in the Gulf, on the topics of his latest book on migration and the challenges of the Middle East context.

The peace pilgrimage in Seoul will be followed by a three-day meeting with the ECHOS Commission on Youth during which commissioners will stake out plans for the WCC programme.

The pilgrimage and the ECHOS meeting will be complemented by the worldwide yearly Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula on 11 August and the Ecumenical International Youth Day at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 12 August.

What the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration and the global compact on refugees mean for children and what faith communities can do for their implementation.

As an early and eager pioneer in the ecumenical movement, Archbishop of Uppsala and the Primate of Sweden, Dr Nathan Söderblom (1866 -1931) earned worldwide recognition. His dedication to ecumenical work for peace earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1930. On 3 June, the WCC invites all interested to a half-day seminar at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

As part of the celebrations of its 70th anniversary year, the World Council of Churches welcomes the official visit and public lecture by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury on 16 February 2018.

On 9 december, the World Council of Churches invites everyone to a prayer service for peace at the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway, together with churches in Norway and representatives of ICAN, following the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017.

54th Meeting of the WCCs Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 27 February – 1 March 2017.

The Conference of European Churches, the World Council of Churches, and the World Association for Christian Communication Europe invite all to an online video presentation and discussion about the role of communication in peacebuilding, social justice, and advocacy.

During a one-week summer school, communication and theology students will address questions of media and globalization, which are directly related to the theme of religion in the mass media. They will be introduced to different communication theories and get to know the challenges facing communication in the ecumenical movement and in interfaith dialogue.

Please note: This seminar has been postponed to 2017. The exact dates will be communicated at a later stage.