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Applications invited for WCC Eco-School for Europe and North America region

The fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food, and Climate Justice, will be held 24-31 July in Crete, Greece. Convening in-person in the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the Europe and  North America region only. 

During solidarity visit to Türkiye, WCC and ACT Alliance witness great needs yet great collaboration: “the churches are all working together”

After returning from a solidarity visit to Türkiye, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria appear in a video interview speaking about what they saw, how churches are working together, and their unique reflections on their visit—held 4-6 April—took place during western Holy Week.

Sept réflexions de la campagne pour l'eau 2023, semaine 7: "Nous avons encore soif d’eau vive! ", par Bishop Munib Younan

Publiée à l'origine en 2016, la septième étude biblique de la campagne de carême 2023 du Réseau œcuménique pour l'eau du COE "Sept semaines pour l'eau" est rédigée par le très révérend Dr Munib Younan, de l'Église évangélique luthérienne de Jordanie et de Terre Sainte.

Salaam! Que la grâce soit sur vous depuis la Cité Sainte de Jérusalem. En tant que chrétien arabe, je suis heureux de pouvoir écrire une réflexion pour les «Sept semaines pour l’eau» de cette année. Certes, à cause de son climat sec et de la rareté des ressources hydriques, cette région du monde a toujours connu des problèmes d’eau. Mais les difficultés auxquelles sont confrontés les Palestiniens aujourd’hui sont encore plus grandes. La crise actuelle s’aggrave d’année en année.

Seven Weeks for Water 2023, week 7: "And we are still thirsty for water!", by Bishop Munib Younan

Originally published in 2016, the seventh reflection of the WCC's Ecumenical Water Network Lenten campaign 2023 "Seven Weeks for Water" is from The Rt Rev. Dr Munib Younan, from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.

Salaam and grace to you from Jerusalem, the Holy City. As an Arab Christian, I am thankful for the opportunity to write a reflection for this year’s “Seven Weeks for Water”. Of course, this part of the world always has been dealing with water issues because of its dry climate and few water resources. Today, however, the Palestinian people face an even greater water challenge. It is a crisis that grows worse year after year.

Sept réflexions de la campagne pour l'eau 2023, semaine 6: "L'eau pour la vie", par Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Initialement publiée en 2014, la sixième réflexion biblique des Sept semaines pour l'eau 2023 est de l'évêque Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm de l'Église évangélique luthérienne de Bavière, en Allemagne, et modérateur du comité central du COE. Citant des exemples tirés de la Bible, il souligne que l'eau est absolument nécessaire à la vie et que chacun a le droit d'accéder gratuitement à l'eau pour sa subsistance, quel que soit son statut économique.

Seven Weeks for Water 2023, week 6: "Water for Life", by Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Originally published in 2014, the sixth Biblical reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2023 is by Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Germany, and moderator of the WCC central committee. Citing examples from the Bible, he highlights that water is absolutely necessary for life and that everybody has the right of free access to water for their sustenance,  irrespective of their economic status.

"Faith Community is a Blue Community” unfolds alongside UN Water Conference

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network and its partner organizations hosted a hybrid side event, “Faith Community is a ‘Blue Community,” on 22 March in conjunction with the UN Water Conference in New York City.Prof. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur, human right to water, opened the event with a video message on how this is the first time in almost 50 years that the United Nations has convened a global event to reflect on the global water crisis—a crisis that finds 2 billion people without access to clean water, and 4 billion without access to adequate sanitation.