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The World Council of Churches (WCC)—along with the World Health Organization, World Federation for Mental Health, World Psychiatric Association, and other partners—hosted a webinar on 11 October, the day after World Mental Health Day.

A side event, titled “75 years on: Promoting Civic Space and Enhancing Gender Justice,” was held on 11 October in conjunction with the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council.

Following the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October – with a reported launch of thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel and the infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas gunmen, and an ensuing Israeli military response – the World Council of Churches (WCC) is adapting its work in the Holy Land to continue to support efforts for just peace.

Justapaz—the Mennonite Christian Association for Justice, Peace and Non-violent Actions—shared with the World Council of Churches (WCC) an overview of its work related to peace-building in Colombia.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed the news that the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian women’s rights defender Narges Mohammadi.

Al tiempo que conmemora su 75o aniversario, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) también celebra el 75o aniversario de la adopción de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos en París el 10 de diciembre de 1948.

En pleine célébration de son 75e anniversaire, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) fête également le 75e anniversaire la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme signée à Paris, le 10 décembre 1948.

Neben den Feierlichkeiten zum 75-jährigen Bestehen des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) gibt es einen weiteren Anlass, der an ein wichtiges Jubiläum erinnert: Am 10. Dezember 1948 wurde in Paris die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte verkündet.

During Building Bridges Action Days featuring high-level dialogues and interventions from thought leaders about the future of finance, the World Council of Churches (WCC) spoke out about why the world must accelerate investments into renewable energies.

To coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the World Council of Churches' (WCC) announces its 13th Global Ecumenical Health Network Meeting on 11 October. This year's theme stresses, "Mental health is a universal human right," spotlighting the vital role of faith communities in mental wellbeing.

During a film screening at the World Council of Churches on 4 October, viewers got a deeper understanding of why Palestinians are about to lose one of the last green spaces left for them in the Bethlehem Governorate.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is also marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris on 10 December 1948.