"Existing Gaps and Challenges", keynote by Peter Prove, director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches at the 5th Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide, 12-13 December 2024, Yerevan, Armenia.
Rev. Dr Ibrahim Wushishi Yusuf, World Council of Churches programme executive for Peacebuilding in Africa and coordinator of the WCC Africa Regional Programme Office in Abuja, Nigeria, took time to reflect on the focus for peace-building work in Africa in 2025, and why inter-religious dialogue is so important.
From 19-30 August, 27 church and youth leaders from 23 countries gathered in Limuru, Kenya, for the 7th edition of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School). The participants included church leaders, pastors, theological students, finance, economics, and ecological justice experts.
A workshop on 30 July—World Day Against Trafficking in Persons—lifted up voices of survivors and experts, offering global solutions and best practices.
Faith groups in Ethiopia are mobilizing humanitarian support, following a devastating landslide in Gofa Zone in Southern State that left at least 257 people dead, many injured and over 15,000 needing evacuation.
In a letter to churches and people in Ethiopia, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity in the wake of deadly landslides.
An ecumenical delegation led by the World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva from 27 May-1 June under the theme “All for Health, Health for All.”
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended wishes to Buddhist friends on the occasion of Vesakh, commemorating the Nativity of Siddhata Gautama.
The seventh reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri. She reflects on one of earliest conflicts over water recorded in the Bible, and draws our attention to today’s water conflicts, giving examples of transboundary water conflicts in her region in Africa. She highlights Isaac, who chose peace over conflict related to water, time after time—a fitting message for the World Water Day 2024 and its theme, “Water for Peace.”
The sixth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2024 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Rev. Dr Jione Havea from the Pacific region. Reflecting on the interesting story of the Bible where Moses turns the bitter water of Marah into drinkable water, with the help of God, Havea argues that drinkable water can bring peace while lack of water is a source of conflict. Then he encourages the readers to advocate for water justice.
Three World Council of Churches (WCC) commissions—the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Commission on Health and Healing, and Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development—are jointly meeting from 5-8 March in Geneva to explore the theme "Faith and Effective Witness and Diakonia in the 21st Century.”
En una histórica demostración de unidad, las iglesias etíopes reunidas en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey tomaron la decisión de establecer un consejo de iglesias en su país.
In einer historischen Einheitsbekundung beschlossen die äthiopischen Kirchen bei einem Treffen im Ökumenischen Institut in Bossey, in ihrem Land einen Kirchenrat zu gründen.
Dans une démonstration d’unité historique, les Églises éthiopiennes, réunies à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey, ont décidé d’établir un conseil des Églises dans leur pays.
Con el fin de reforzar la cooperación ecuménica en la respuesta humanitaria y en la construcción de la paz en Etiopía, varias delegaciones de alto nivel de las mayores iglesias etíopes se reúnen del 27 al 30 de noviembre en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey.
Um die ökumenische Zusammenarbeit in der humanitären Hilfe und der Friedenskonsolidierung in Äthiopien auszubauen, kommen Delegationen der größten äthiopischen Kirchen vom 27. bis 30. November im Ökumenischen Institut in Bossey zusammen.
En vue de renforcer la coopération œcuménique dans la réponse humanitaire et la consolidation de la paix en Éthiopie, des délégations de haut niveau des principales Églises éthiopiennes se réunissent du 27 au 30 novembre à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey.