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Message from the ECHOS meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-29 January 2010

Message from the 24-29 January meeting of ECHOS - the Commission on youth in the ecumenical movement, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

29 January 2010

A survivor of the earthquake engaged in cleanup efforts in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Belair. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT

The reconstruction of Haiti must be based on justice

By Juan Michel (*)

25 January 2010

From left to right: Barbara Rossing, Jakob Wolf, Jesse Mugambi, Olav Fykse Tveit; © WCC/Peter Williams

How theology can help save the world from climate change

By Juan Michel (*)

22 December 2009

Presbyterian Church in Nigeria to "preach water"

"The gospel in the 21 st century has gone beyond just preaching and evangelization. The Church must reach out to the poor, sick and thirsty like Jesus did, extending the love of Christ through every possible way", said Rev. Okechukwu Kalu Iro, national director of the Presbyterian Community Services and Development, during the inauguration of the churchesâ new Preach Water Foundation on Sunday, 6 December in Lagos, Nigeria.

15 December 2009

Lecture - Speech

Bellringing liturgy by NCC Denmark

This material was compiled by members of The National Council of Churches in Denmark Climate Change Working Group as an inspiration for congregations taking part in the international bellringing for climate justice on 13 December 2009.

14 December 2009

Kairos Palestine Document

A group of Palestinian Christians representing a variety of churches and church-related organizations have issued this animated and prayerful call for an end to occupation of Palestine by Israel on 11 December 2009.

11 December 2009

Latin American Christians defend the right to water

"Water should be for everybody, because it is the blood of Mother Earth." These were the words of Peruvian Congresswoman MarÃa Sumire during her speech at the conference on "Water for Life and Creation", held in Lima, Peru, 23-25 November.

04 December 2009

A Bedouin village in the South Hebron Hills. On the horizon is a water tower belonging to an Israeli settlement. © EAPPI Click here for high resolution

No water for the neighbours

By Patrick Franks and Miranda Rosoux (*)

03 December 2009

Lecture - Speech

Prayer service for climate justice

This material was compiled by members of the Ecumenical Centre worship committee as an inspiration for congregations taking part in the international bellringing for climate justice on 13 December 2009.

24 November 2009

Sudan Ecumenical Forum General Assembly 2009

CommuniquÃ© by the Sudan Ecumenical Forum General Assembly, Juba 9 â€“ 11 November 2009

12 November 2009

Mel Robeck. Photo: Olivier Schopfer/WCC Click here for high resolution

A Pentecostal in the ecumenical boat What is the place of the Church Fathers in Pentecostalism ? Moral discernment and the issue of homosexuality

Interview byÂ Martin Hoegger (*)

10 November 2009

Ecumenical Patriarch calls for climate responsibility during U.S. visit

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has said "there are growing expectations that meaningful progress can be made as a result of the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to take place in Copenhagen next month ", but "sacrifices will have to be made by all". The remarks were part of a speech on " Saving the Soul of the Planet " Bartholomew gave in Washington, D.C. as part of a two-and-a-half week visit to the United States.

09 November 2009

AGAPE Consultation: Chiang Mai Declaration

Declaration from the consultation "Linking poverty, wealth and ecology: Asian-Pacific perspectives" in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 02-06 November 2009.

06 November 2009

Asia-Pacific Youth Hearing on Poverty, Wealth and Ecology

Statement from the Asia-Pacific Youth Hearing on Poverty, Wealth and Ecology in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 02-03 November 2009.

05 November 2009

Asia-Pacific Women's Hearing on Poverty, Wealth and Ecology

Statement from the Asia-Pacific Women's Hearing on Poverty, Wealth and Ecology in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 02-03 November 2009.

03 November 2009

Sermon at the Closing Prayer

Sermon by Rev. Dr Susan Durber at the Opening Prayer of the Faith and Order Plenary Commission meeting, 13 October 2009, Crete, Greece.

13 October 2009

General Secretary

Statement on eco-justice and ecological debt

The Central Committee of the WCC recognizes the need for a drastic transformation at all levels in life and society in order to end the ecological indebtedness and restoring right relationships between peoples and between people and the earth.

02 September 2009

Central Committee

Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The WCC Central Committee called on the Israeli government to freeze and begin to dismantle settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. It also encouraged a commitment to non-violence and peace negotiations, and reiterated the need for an international boycott of products and services from settlements.

02 September 2009

Central Committee