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In their annual #Christmas message, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem recall that Christ Himself was born and lived amid great suffering, and urge all people of goodwill to work tirelessly towards a #justpeace in the #HolyLand .
In deeper message after #COP28 , #WCC urges “we must step up our ambition for phasing out #fossilfuel ”
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#FaithAtCOP28
#FaithClimateAction
#ClimateActionNow
#NoFaithInFossilFuels
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🗣️ truefreedom24.com invites us to engage spiritually & practically about how we might address the drivers of #modernslavery . It encourages us to become advocates of true justice & #freedom today, for the sake of our children, women & men. - Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata from World Council of Churches (WCC)
Faith-based leaders release statement to #GlobalRefugeeForum : “seeking asylum is a basic #humanright ”
#FaithClimateAction
#ClimateAction
#ForRefugees
#COP28
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As #COP28 concludes, #WCC general secretary urges: “we, as people of faith, must continue to nurture #hope ”
#ClimateAction Now
#FaithAtCOP28
#ClimateAction
#FaithClimateAction
#COP28 UAE
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On 13 December 2023, the #WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay paid a courtesy visit to the office of the Lutheran World Federation World Service Program for Colombia and Venezuela.
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🌍✨ CoNGO Conference of NGOs (CoNGO) is celebrating its 75th anniversary, as is the World Council of Churches—and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights itself.
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#WCC #CoNGO #HumanRights #CivilSociety #GlobalGoals 🕊️🤝🌿
🕊️🇨🇴✨ WCC sees firsthand those most affected by conflict in Colombia!
More details on the Visit:ow.ly/QaCJ50QjioX
#WCC #ColombiaPeaceProcess #SocialJustice #ClimateChange #CommunityEngagement 🌍🤝🌿
#GlobalRefugeeForum : Imam Dr. Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, Director-General & Chief Imam, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS); Member, Religions for Peace-UNHCR Multi-Religious Council of Leaders: 'The intersection of #refugees & the #climatecrisis demands a comprehensive & compassionate response.' (1/2)
Religious leaders uniting for climate peace in solidarity with refugees, boost UN conference oikoumene.org/news/religious… via World Council of Churches (WCC)
We were celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which coincides with the 75th birth day of the WCC World Council of Churches (WCC) and the the Conference of Non-Governmental Organization Conference of NGOs (CoNGO)
The UDHR remains the bible for just public…