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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm are urging caution with regard to a law passed by the Ukrainian Rada which bans the activities of religious organizations associated with Russia in Ukraine.

Hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and supported by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a faith-based dialogue on lethal autonomous weapons will take place at the United Nations in Geneva and online on 27 August. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended solidarity and support to the Bangladeshi people as the nation faces a critical time of uncertainty. 

A World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer on 5 August focused on nuclear disarmament as well as on Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea as part of the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle.

On 19 July, the International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion on Israel’s presence in the Palestinian land occupied since the 1967 war, saying that Israel’s rule in the territory is unlawful.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern over the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. “The situation has deteriorated significantly following the attack on Golan Heights, the subsequent Israeli attack in Beirut, and the assassination in Tehran on 30 July,” he said. “These attacks have not only intensified the conflict but have also entailed violations of the sovereignty of multiple nations.”

A workshop on 30 July—World Day Against Trafficking in Persons—lifted up voices of survivors and experts, offering global solutions and best practices. 

The World Council of Churches is inviting all people of goodwill to participate in the Nuclear Prayer Day, to be held 6 August.

The 56th UN Human Rights Council, which concluded on 12 July, adopted 25 resolutions related to children, climate, health, and more. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed positive developments in ongoing talks between the warring parties in Sudan. 

Members of the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification & Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (EFK) gathered online for an informal meeting on 25 June, seeking new ways to work for peace in the region in cooperation with their North Korean partners and agreeing not to give up on relationships nurtured for decades.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the missile strikes on Kyiv and other densely populated areas of Ukraine, which killed at least 34 people, and which severely damaged two of the country’s main hospitals for children and women, including the country’s largest paediatrics facility.

Medical doctors working with mobile health units in Gaza operated by the Middle East Council of Churches Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees described the serious needs they are seeing among people who don’t have enough safe water, food, or medicines.

A new report, entitled “We have values that are needed: Faith Actors and their role in Civic Space,” by Dr Elisabet Le Roux, cobranded by DanChurchAid, ACT Alliance, and the World Council of Churches (WCC), was released on 18 June at a side event during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

A delegation from the Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), sharing concerns about human rights and self-determination for the people in Kanaky New Caledonia. 

A new report, “We have values that are needed” - Faith Actors and their role in Civic Space, by Dr Elisabet Le Roux, cobranded by DanChurchAid, ACT Alliance, and the World Council of Churches, will be released on 18 June at a side event during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

From 6-11 June, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet in Bogota, Colombia, where the governing body will focus not only on the business of the WCC but also on absorbing the life and witness of churches at the heart of the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, denounced the Russian missile strike on a hardware store in Kharkiv, Ukraine. 

The strike resulted in at least 14 deaths and 40 people wounded.