WCC NEWS: WCC joins 2022 Social Forum to emphasize that water is a gift from God, a common good and a fundamental human right

A conference focusing on water for human rights and sustainable development will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and online on 3-4 November. Lining up for water in a displaced persons camp in Darfur. Photo: Paul Jeffrey / Life on Earth Pictures 27 October 2022 On 4 November, at 11 am CET, WCC deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri will join the plenary on Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment, followed by an interactive dialogue. WCC coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network Dinesh Suna will join the following session, entitled "Water for peace and cooperation,” at noon CET. As a unique space for interactive dialogue between United Nations human rights experts and various stakeholders, including civil society and grassroots organizations, the 2022 Social Forum will focus on good practices, lessons learned. and challenges in implementing the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development,” 2018–2028 to make a human rights-related contribution to the conference on the midterm review of the Decade, to be held in 2023. More info about the Social Forum 2022 See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania.  Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland