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From left to right: Ana Maria Guzmán, Humberto Martin Shikiya, Bishop Javier Rojas Terán, Juan Ramon Quintana, Walter Altmann, Caterina Bain and Marcelo Schneider. © Maya Nemtala/ Ministry of the Presidency in Bolivia

Statement on global economy delivered to Bolivia

In La Paz, an ecumenical delegation delivered to Bolivian government officials a statement on ethical principles for a new global economic system. The statement was received by Bolivian minister of the presidency Juan Ramon Quintana at the government palace on 9 January.

15 January 2013
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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
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Wilhelm Pierola Iturralde, Photo: Fredrick Nzwili/WCC

Solving water problems through traditional and ancestral technology

Wilhelm Pierola Iturralde is the president of the Bolivian Association "Joining Hands for Life", an initiative of the Presbyterian Hunger Programme which works closely with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to address water problems in Bolivia. Iturralde was one of the participants at the Global Forum of the Ecumenical Water Network in Kenya, Nairobi.

31 October 2011