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In a letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep concern that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is facing threats of discontinued financial support. 

Gracia Violeta Ross, WCC programme executive for HIV, Reproductive Health, and Pandemics, offered two presentations in Bolivia, the first a training for leaders living with HIV on planning and project design for community-based organizations, and the second a keynote speech, entitled “40 years of the HIV response in Bolivia, progress and challenges,” offered at an art museum’s exhibition closure in Santa Cruz, which is the largest city in the country, with 42% of HIV cases in Bolivia,

Prior to the 55th UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board meeting in Nairobi, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and UNAIDS organized an “HIV and Faith Youth Academy” for young people on 9 December. 

As interfaith leaders and diverse communities gathered in Zambia from 25-27 November, they emerged with the clear message that providing correct information about HIV is a crucial role for churches. 

During a World Council of Churches (WCC) prayer on 2 December, those gathered commemorated World AIDS Day, which was observed 1 December, and also prayed with the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for the people and churches of Myanmar and Thailand.

Die Versammlung der Kommission für junge Erwachsene in der Ökumenischen Bewegung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) endete in Manila, Philippinen voller Inspiration durch die lokal geknüpften Kontakte und Entschlossenheit, der gesamten ökumenischen Bewegung die Botschaft junger Menschen zu vermitteln.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Young People in the Ecumenical Movement completed its meeting in Manila, Philippines, with inspiration drawn from local connections and determination to carry forth messages from young people into the wider ecumenical movement. 

The World Council of Churches in partnership with the Christian Conference of Asia organised a conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 14-16 November, on “Reversing the HIV Epidemic in Asia: Faith-Based Engagements.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with UNAIDS and national resource persons, conducted capacity-building programs on HIV, mental health, and human rights during the annual youth assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia from 31 October to 3 November in Ondangwa. Nearly 500 youth participated in the assembly.

Gracia Violeta Ross, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for HIV, Reproductive Health, and Pandemics, participated in an international conference on HIV, Chagas and other eliminable diseases held in Bolivia. 

Gracia Violeta Ross, WCC programme executive for HIV, Reproductive Health, and Pandemics, shared insights with a workshop entitled “The role of self-care interventions to reduce maternal mortality in the Latin America and the Caribbean region,” held from 23-25 October in Bogotá, Colombia.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted the launch of the Handbook on Religion and Health: Pathways for a Turbulent Future at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

Sous l’égide de l’Université Anglicane du Congo, en partenariat avec le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et l’ONUSIDA, a été tenue du 14 au 18 octobre 2024, à Bunia (République démocratique du Congo), une rencontre réunissant diverses communautés religieuses et des membres de la communauté, y compris des personnes vivant avec le VIH; ces acteurs ont été mobilisés pour renforcer l’adhésion au traitement du VIH et prévenir la variole simienne (Mpox).