WCC news: WCC delegation to attend Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) will attend the  Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 at the UN Refugee Agency on 15-17 December in Geneva.  Refugees walk across the border into Austria near the Hungarian town of Hegyeshalom. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth 12 December 2025 The delegation, led by WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, will include Marianne Ejdersten, WCC director of communication; Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs; and Carla Khijoyan, WCC programme executive for peace building in the Middle East. The delegation will participate in the opening ceremony on 15 December, as well as a brief special ceremony hosted by the Global Alliance to End Statelessness at the International Conference Centre Geneva on 17 December, during which the World Council of Churches and the UN Refugee Agency intend to formally announce a closer collaboration.  Pillay will then speak on behalf of religious leaders during a plenary session on 17 December. The WCC delegation will attend a workshop on “Legal identity for all: Addressing statelessness to achieve SDGs.” Programme overview | UNHCR WCC meets with UN Refugee Agency to discuss work related to statelessness | World Council of Churches 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 356 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 Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland