WCC news: Webinar will explore relevance of international law in Cuba, Venezuela

The Peace and Security Working Group of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) will present, on 16 July, a webinar on “The relevance of international law in today's world: untangling the situation in Cuba and Venezuela.” A magazine seller on a street in Santiago de Cuba, on the eastern end of the Caribbean island of Cuba. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth 14 July 2026 In addition to offering perspectives from Cuba and Venezuela, the webinar will explore how the ecumenical movement can make a renewed commitment to international law mechanisms. For Peter Prove, director of the WCC's CCIA, Latin America is, once again, the focus of great power politics. "US intervention in Venezuela, the ongoing blockade and escalating threats against Cuba, and political changes in Colombia, among others, signal a shift in the terrain of hemispheric hegemony", he said. "What role does international law play in this context, what impact might these events have on the rules-based order internationally, and what do they portend for the future of the region? These questions set the stage for this webinar, with perspectives from representatives of WCC member churches and partners from the region, and from a leading expert in international law”, added Prove. The webinar is second in a series on regional trends with global impact and perspectives in the ecumenical movement. Webinar discussions will serve as inputs for the upcoming Joint Biennial Conference of the WCC Commissions and Reference Groups for Life, Justice, and Peace, to be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 4-10 October. To register for this webinar 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