WCC NEWS: WCC resource “Hope for Children through Climate Justice” now available in four languages

A resource providing churches and partners with essential legal tools to hold financial actors accountable for their role in the climate emergency is now available also in French, German and Spanish. The World Council of Churches (WCC) debuted its new resource "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable” at the Ecumenical centre in Geneva on 9 April 2025, encouraging churches and communities to use legal tools to hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC 18 March 2026 The publication "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable" was developed by the Churches’ Commitments to Children programme of the World Council of Churches (WCC). It aims to equip people of faith and partners in WCC’s global constituency with the knowledge on climate litigation, a rapidly growing and impactful way of addressing root causes of the climate crisis and protecting the rights of young people and future generations. “Holding financial institutions accountable proves to be one of the most powerful levers to accelerate climate solutions,” says Frederique Seidel, WCC senior programme lead for Children and Climate. “Strategies offered in this resource are an answer to the pleas of the scientific community and young people to tackle root causes of harm to creation, and protect our future generation’s right to life.” Churches and partners who would like to join this project are invited to send a note to churchesforchildren@wcc-coe.org.  Publication "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable" Learn more about Churches’ Commitments to Children and Climate-Responsible Banking Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable See more

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