6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA)

Event

6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA)

The Ecumenical Panel on NIFEA will convene for its 6th meeting to address the growing global economic inequality, climate catastrophe, and explore alternative economic systems in this Jubilee year. This collaborative effort between the World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, and Council for World Mission brings together experts in economics, finance, sociology, and theology to chart a path toward a more just and sustainable economic architecture.

Person counting a stack of worn banknotes, seated with hands visible, wearing a green and striped garment. — A woman counts her money in a market in Kamina, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Constructed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the market provides local residents a healthy environment to sell their products.

Key Events

Opening remarks by general secretaries of NIFEA co-sponsoring organizations (25 March)
Keynote address: "Why we need NIFEA now more than ever" by Iemaima Jennifer Vaai (25 March)
Panel discussions on inequality, global economic governance, and decolonizing the global economy (25-26 March)
Group work sessions to discern priorities and strategies (26 March)
Drafting of a NIFEA statement for the 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development (27 March)

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