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His All-Holiness Bartholomew I and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit. © Albin Hillert/WCC

Ecumenical Patriarch visits WCC

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, delivered a public address at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 24 April as part of his official visit to Switzerland on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch and the 50th anniversary of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy.

24 April 2017
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(l to r) Fraser Murray, Rev. Dr Paul Mpongo, Prof. Dr Bila Isia Inogwabini, Sister Stella Matutina, Mr Félicien Malanda participated in panel discussions focusing on land rights. © Semegnish Asfaw/WCC

Land rights focus of panel discussion

During the 4th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, the WCC, in collaboration with the ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation, organized a side-event on “Faith-based organizations’ contribution to the protection of communities’ land rights: lessons learnt and good practices from Africa, Asia and Latin America” at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

17 November 2015