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During a panel discussion at the meeting of three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions on 5 March, speakers explored the theme “Climate emergency—churches responding in faith and hope.” The panel was moderated by Archbishop Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, who also moderates the Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, which organized the panel.

In a message after COP28, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected more deeply on the disappointments, successes, and future agenda related to climate justice.

Though COP28 failed to produce a credible plan to phase out fossil fuels, there is still reason for hope that the world can move toward climate justice, said World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as COP28 concluded.

El empeoramiento de la crisis alimentaria mundial está en el punto de mira de una declaración del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) que insta a las iglesias y a la comunidad a actuar ya, antes de que se pierdan más vidas.

Die sich verschärfende globale Nahrungsmittelkrise ist Thema einer öffentlichen Erklärung des Exekutivausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), mit der er die Kirchen und die internationale Staatengemeinschaft dringend aufruft, unverzüglich zu handeln, bevor noch mehr Menschen sterben.

L’aggravation de la crise alimentaire mondiale est au cœur d’une déclaration du Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) exhortant les Églises et la communauté internationale à agir dès maintenant avant que davantage de personnes ne perdent la vie.

Observing the UN International Day for Biodiversity on 22 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) co-organized a hybrid conference on the role of religion and civil societies in biodiversity protection.

The worsening global food crisis is the focus of a World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee statement that urges churches and the international community to act now before more lives are lost.

Faith-based and humanitarian groups across the world were setting in motion appeals for aid and prayers as response expands in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey on 6 February.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has postponed its Eco School in North America until 2023, when it will be held in Europe. To accommodate participants from North America, a special event will be conducted in the region. Details about the event and the venue will be announced soon.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) Climate Working Group meets this month, the advisory body is looking forward to offering the fruits of its work for reflection and, most important, action at the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe. Below, Rev. Henrik Grape, senior advisor on Care for Creation, Sustainability, and Climate Justice, reflects on climate justice work in the lead-up to the assembly and beyond.

En una reunión organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias se debatió el tema de que el mundo se enfrenta a una crisis mundial de alimentos que la guerra en Ucrania ha exacerbado y traído al primer plano, pero la humanidad puede y debe tomar medidas correctivas en materia de justicia económica y climática.