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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay delivered a lecture entitled “Signs of Wholeness in Our Fragmented World” at the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) on 13 July. 

As Kenyan church leaders seek peace and dialogue, the groups are also demanding justice, the protection of freedoms and rights, and the rule of law, after protests left behind a trail of death, pain, and destruction. 

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) beteiligt sich an vielen Aspekten der 59. Sitzung des UN-Menschenrechtsrates, der aktuell vom 16. Juni bis 9. Juli in Genf tagt. 

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) participe à de nombreux aspects de la cinquante-neuvième session du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations unies, qui se tient à Genève du 16 juin au 9 juillet. 

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) participa en muchas de las diferentes actividades que tienen lugar durante el 59º período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, que se celebra actualmente en Ginebra del 16 de junio al 9 de julio.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is involved in many different aspects of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva from 16 June to 9 July. 

Faith-based groups, collaborating with their partners, including the World Council of Churches, will be advocating for digital justice at the “World Summit on Information Society +20,” to be hosted by the International Telecommunication Union from 7-11 July in Geneva. 

In an address to students at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, on 2 July, Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, spoke on “The Rise of Christian Far-Right Extremism and the Response of the Global Ecumenical Community.”

During an ecumenical conference on 30 June in Seoul, South Korea, Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, shared a keynote speech on “The Rise of Christian Far-Right Extremism and the Response of the Global Ecumenical Community.”

In a message coinciding with the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, faith-based groups representing more than 600 million Christians worldwide noted a “critical moment” for global financial transformation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, in a statement, reiterated the foundational assertion that rejects war as contrary to God’s will, and called for an immediate global ceasefire as a moral imperative.

In addition to affirming the World Council of Churches’ commitment to the peace process in Colombia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, in a minute, also recognized the migration emergency that particularly affects several Central American countries and which is becoming a humanitarian crisis.