Faith leaders and advocates worldwide came together on 6 November for a transformative Talanoa Dialogue, organised virtually by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, co-chaired by the World Council of Churches. The dialogue provided a vital space for interfaith communities to explore shared goals in preparation for COP29, fostering unity around an urgent call for action on climate justice, compassion, and resilience.
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Anti-Bias Churches
The World Council of Churches takes up its mission to make Churches and Christian faith communities open and accessible to all, free of bias, discrimination and Xenophobia. Here, the World Council of Churches releases a paper on mitigating unconscious biases for Churches.
Anti Racist Churches
The World Council of Churches continues on the long legacy of their commitment to contribute to the dismantling of racial prejudices, racial discrimination, systemic racism, xenophobia, casteism, and all other forms of discrimination in ecumenical faith communities.
Stop Killer Robots Campaign receives Golden Dove International Peace Prize
The Stop Killer Robots Campaign, of which the World Council of Churches (WCC) is an active member, has received the 2024 Golden Dove International Peace Prize. Religions for Peace Australia actively supports this campaign and has conducted events in collaboration with the Stop Killer Robots Campaign.
World Council of Churches: One year after Hamas attacks
One year after the Hamas attacks on southern Israel, World Council of Churches called on all member churches and partners, and all people of faith and good will, to pray and act for peace in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.
United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future; World Council of Churches Responds
World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The World Council of Churches tells that the Pact creates a collective commitment to tackle the most urgent challenges of our time—climate change, inequality, peace, and justice. It offers a pathway for the global community to work toward a more just and sustainable future.
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2024
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel. The week includes the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September.
A Call for cross-generational action on the Mental Health of Youth
The World Council of Churches is observing an Ecumenical International Youth Day on 12 August under the theme “Journey of Justice, Peace, and Unity: A Call to End Violence.” This event extensively addresses the issue of mental health in the world’s youth. “The issues regarding mental health in youth are expressed in various forms of behaviour such as panic attacks, addictions, eating disorders, disruption to education and learning, and the lack of coping skills,”. This observance also addresses the consequences of failing to address mental health in youth. “Even in regions free of open conflicts and wars, children and youth who face a micro-climate of normalized violence and experience physical, emotional, and sexual abuse are also highly vulnerable”.
Nuclear Prayer Day
The World Council of Churches is inviting all people of goodwill to participate in the Nuclear Prayer Day, to be held 6 August. You may join more than 30 faith bodies in responding to nuclear threat and building world peace.
Strategic Intervention: An ecumenical reflection on human trafficking
A workshop on 30 July—World Day Against Trafficking in Persons—lifted up voices of survivors and experts, offering global solutions and best practices. Co-organized by the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation and ecumenical partners in New York, the hybrid event was titled “Strategic Intervention: An ecumenical reflection on human trafficking.”
Youth Day Toolkit: “Young people and Their Voices from the Warzones”
The World Council of Churches has released a second edition of the “Ecumenical International Youth Day 2024 Toolkit: Young People and Their Voices from the Warzones.”
World Council of Churches visitors focus on human rights, ecumenical formation amid the world’s challenges
Recent visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Ecumenical Institute at Bossey focused on ecumenical formation, human rights, racism, inequality, and other major considerations facing the world—as well as how the World Council of Churches is providing hope and solidarity.
