WCC news: WCC to share key insights at World Social Forum

At the World Social Forum 2024, taking place 15-19 February in Nepal, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will have an active role in this platform for the convergence of a diverse range of participants, including social movements, laborers, farmers, civil society groups, marginalized communities, and those affected by the impacts of neoliberal capitalism and privatization.  2009: Indigenous Peoples from the Amazon lead a march on the streets of Belém, Brazil, during the World Social Forum 9th edition. Photo: Marcelo Schneider/WCC 9 February 2024 The forum’s purpose is to create reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences, and interlinking for effective actions. Originating in 2001 with the vision of "Another World is Possible," the 2024 edition is themed around the call for "Another World Now." The WCC will participate in thematic panels on “Climate Justice, Ecology, Just Transitions, Habitat, and Sustainable Development,” on 16 February, and “Land, Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, Agro-Ecology Energy, and Natural Resources,” on 17 February.  The WCC will also be involved in side events such as “Debt Jubilee in a Time of Climate Change,” on 18 February, in which church and community leaders as well as experts from climate-vulnerable countries will share lived experiences and case studies on the intersections between external debt and climate change.  Topics such as the upcoming World Water Forum as well as water as a human right will also be forefront at gatherings and discussions.  Learn more about the WCC participation in the World Social Forum 2024 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 general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. 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