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World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended prayers and condolences to people in Tonga, and the churches and rescue workers helping them, in the wake of a massive volcanic eruption smothered the Pacific islands in ash, cut power and severed communications.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

Quelque quarante professionnels travaillant dans le domaine des relations oecuméniques au sein de diverses Eglises membres d’Afrique, d’Asie, des Caraïbes, d’Europe et du Moyen-Orient, mais aussi d’Amérique du Nord et d’Amérique du Sud, sont actuellement réunis à Genève (Suisse). Cette réunion de quatre jours leur offre la possibilité de se familiariser avec les divers programmes du COE et de procéder à de fructueux échanges.

As young people help to facilitate the meeting of the WCC's governing body, they are pursuing a collective pilgrimage of their own.