Documents of the WCC Executive Committee
Documents of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches
Below you'll see the most recent documents. Please refer to the menu on the left-hand side to see more documents from one of the meetings.
| Title | EffectiveDate | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Statement on situations of concern in Nigeria | 24 July 2020 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting by video conference on 20-24 July 2020, takes special note of a number of situations of concern that have been brought to its attention in Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the WCC’s priority countries in the context of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, and Africa’s most populous nation, with many diverse communities of faith, and a vibrant church and ecumenical life. |
| Statement on the crisis in Lebanon | 24 July 2020 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting by video conference on 20-24 July 2020, expresses its great concern and apprehension about the current developments in Lebanon. |
| Minute on Jerusalem Jaffa gate properties case outcome | 24 July 2020 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting by video conference on 20-24 July 2020, takes note of the outcome of legal proceedings in the District Court of Jerusalem concerning the Greek Orthodox Church’s ownership of the Jaffa Gate properties. |
| Statement on Racial Justice in the USA | 03 June 2020 | Statement on Racial Justice in the USA by the World Council of Churches Executive Committee, Video Conference, 1-3 June 2020 |
| Statement on the Role of Churches in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Love, Steadfastness, Hope and Courage | 03 June 2020 | Statement on the Role of Churches in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Love, Steadfastness, Hope and Courage by the World Council of Churches Executive Committee, Video Conference, 1-3 June 2020 |
| Statement on the Climate Change Emergency | 25 November 2019 | |
| Statement on Situations of Concern in the Latin American Region | 25 November 2019 | |
| Statement on developments in North-East Syria | 25 November 2019 | |
| Statement on Human Rights of Stateless People | 25 November 2019 | |
| Statement on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child | 25 November 2019 | |
| Minute on the legality of Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory | 25 November 2019 | |
| Minute on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems – “Killer Robots” | 25 November 2019 | |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Attacks and Persecution of Christian Communities in Asia | 27 May 2019 | Throughout history, religious communities living in contexts in which other religions predominate have been among the most vulnerable groups in society. In many parts of the world today, Christians in such contexts are among the most persecuted communities. With the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP) focus on Asia this year, we observe the challenges faced by Christian communities in several countries and territories in this region. |
| Bringing Justice to Victory: Sermon by bishop Mary Ann Swenson | 27 May 2019 | Sermon by bishop Mary Ann Swenson, Vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: The Global Biodiversity Crisis and the Urgent Need For Structural Change | 27 May 2019 | The report points out that underlying these disturbing trends are “production and consumption patterns, human population dynamics and trends, trade, technological innovations and local through global governance.” In every single area of recommended action, churches are well-placed to make significant contributions. We have the capacity and the responsibility to act. |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Commemorating The 2019 Quad-Centennial of the Forced Transatlantic Voyage of Enslaved African Peoples from Angola to Jamestown, Virginia (USA) | 27 May 2019 | The WCC has acknowledged that racism is a church-dividing issue and has underlined the importance of continuing the discussion on restorative justice to people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples. Racism and racial justice is the global theme for the year of 2019 in the common journey of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP). |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Ecumenical Accompaniment For a Just Peace in Palestine And Israel | 27 May 2019 | The World Council of Churches is faithfully and fully committed to the promotion of a just peace in Israel and Palestine, for both peoples of the region. That commitment is part of the fabric of our faith, and of the heritage of the ecumenical movement. We seek to express it by accompanying the churches, inter-faith partners and communities of these lands in their witness and work for justice and for peace. |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Call For De-Escalation Of Tensions Between The United States of America And Iran | 27 May 2019 | The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, on 22-28 May 2019, expresses its concern and alarm at the recent escalation of tensions between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the “Iran Nuclear Deal”. |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Concern and Solidarity for West Papua | 27 May 2019 | The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, on 22-28 May 2019, recalls the many initiatives and expressions of concern about the situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat (together referred to herein as “West Papua” or “Tanah Papua”) by national, regional and international ecumenical and church-related organizations over many years. |
| The WCC Executive Committee Statement: Keeping The Faith For An End To AIDS | 27 May 2019 | The executive committee, meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, on 22-28 May 2019, calls on WCC member churches to keep the faith for an end to AIDS. |
| Tribute by Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith | 25 May 2019 | |
| A service of remembrance and celebration for the life, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis | 24 May 2019 | A tribute to remember and celebrate the lives of Rev. Norman Tendis (15 August 1967 – 11 March 2019) and Rev. Robina Winbush (16 July 1957 – 12 March 2019) . The executive committee members participated in this service along with the staff community. |
| Dr Agnes Abuom’s Welcome Remarks WCC Executive Committee, Geneva, 22-28 May 2019 | 22 May 2019 | Brothers and sisters, welcome to the Executive Committee meeting. It is a joy to see each one of you. A lot has happened both positive and not so good, since we last met at the stop in our pilgrimage together in Uppsala, Sweden; this stop for was a moment to learn and be exposed to the Swedish ecclesial landscape and we are grateful to the Church of Sweden for their support and solidarity. |
| Report from the Global Consultation for the Commemoration of the Culmination of the Decade of the Churches in Solidarity with Women | 07 December 2018 | Delivered at the World Council of Churches Executive Committee, Uppsala, Sweden, 2-8 November 2018 |
| WCC Communication strategy 2018-2021 | 08 November 2018 | WCC Communication strategy 2018-2021, approved by WCC Executive Committee in Uppsala 2018. |
| Statement on People on the Move: Migrants and Refugees | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Statement on COP 24 and Just Transition to Sustainable Economy | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Statement on Ecumenical Witness and Action for Primary Health Care for All | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Statement on Reconciliation and Restoration of Relationships in Ethiopia and Eritrea | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Statement on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, and the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Statement on the Urgent Challenge of Economic Transformation | 07 November 2018 | Statement by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Minute on the impacts of nuclear weapons testing in French Polynesia (Maòhi Nui), and decolonization | 07 November 2018 | Minute by WCC Executive Committee, November 2018 |
| Prospects and Challenges for Ecumenism and the Ecumenical Movement | 04 November 2018 | Address to the Swedish Ecumenical Weekend, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 November 2018 |
| Moderator’s Address: Praying, Walking, Working and Remembering Together | 03 November 2018 | Dr Agnes Abuom, WCC – Executive Committee, Uppsala, Sweden - 1-8 November, 2018 |
| "Hope in action - Putting people first", sermon by Bishop Mary Ann Swenson | 02 November 2018 | Sermon by Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee during Ecumenical weekend in Uppsala, Sweden |
| Agnes Abuom: Ecumenical Diakonia: The Joys and Challenges of Working Together from a Faith and Rights Approach | 01 November 2018 | Address of Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, at the WCC Executive Committee meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, 1 November 2018 |
| Minute on the situation in Zimbabwe | 22 November 2017 | By WCC Executive Committee, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 November 2017. |
| Statement on the Amazon under threat | 22 November 2017 | By WCC Executive Committee, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 November 2017. |
| Statement on Jerusalem and Status Quo | 22 November 2017 | By WCC Executive Committee, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 November 2017. |
| Statement on Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and on 2017 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons | 22 November 2017 | By WCC Executive Committee, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 November 2017. |
| Statement on the situation on the Korean peninsula | 22 November 2017 | By WCC Executive Committee, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 November 2017. |
| Statement on the situation in Northern Iraq | 18 November 2017 | While meeting in Amman, Jordan from 17-23 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee issued a statement on recent developments in Iraq affecting the prospects for sustaining religious and social diversity, and the future of the nation and its peoples. |
| Statement on the detention of Bishop Carlos Morales and the situation in Mindanao, Philippines. | 18 November 2017 | While meeting in Amman, Jordan, from 17-23 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee issued a statement on the detention of Bishop Carlos Morales and the situation in Mindanao, Philippines. |
| Words of welcome to the Executive Committee meeting - June 2017 | 16 June 2017 | Dr Agnes Abuoum, moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, words of welcome to the meeting of the Executive Committee, 7-12 une 2017. |
| Statement on the US Government’s Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change | 11 June 2017 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, on 7-12 June 2017, expresses its deep disappointment at the recent decision by the US President to withdraw from the Paris Agreement concluded in December 2015. |
| Statement on Ecumenical Engagement for Peace, Reconciliation and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula | 11 June 2017 | |
| Statement on 50 Years of Occupation | 11 June 2017 | This year, 2017, marks several historic anniversaries of great importance to the history and development of the situation in Israel and Palestine and to the ecumenical community’s response to this situation – including 100 years since the Balfour Declaration, 50 years since the Six Day War of 1967, and 10 years since the 2007 WCC International Peace Conference "Churches together for Peace and Justice in the Middle East" in Amman, Jordan. |
| Leadership letter to Cardinal Koch, Bishop Munib Younan and Rev. Martin Junge | 29 November 2016 | WCC leadership letter to Cardinal Koch, Bishop Munib Younan and Rev. Martin Junge, November 2016. |
| Letter to the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement | 25 November 2016 | WCC Executive committee Letter to the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement, 17-23 November 2016, China |
| WCC statement on climate justice | 25 November 2016 | Statement on Climate Justice by the WCC executive committee, meeting in Nanjing, China, 17-23 November 2016 |
| Minute on election in Myanmar | 18 November 2015 | The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 13-18 November 2015, welcomes the peaceful election process recently concluded in Myanmar. |
| Statement on situation in Israel and Palestine | 18 November 2015 | In a statement issued by the WCC Executive Committee on 18 November 2015, the WCC expresses its grave concern at recent developments in Israel and Palestine. |
| Statement on terrorist attacks in Paris | 14 November 2015 | The WCC has strongly condemned the latest terror attacks in Paris and Beirut, in a statement issued on 14 November by its executive committee during their meeting in Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland. |
| Statement on UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, December 2015 | 14 November 2015 | The WCC Executive Committee states that, sfter more than 20 years of UN negotiations, COP21 has to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C. |
| Statement on responses to migrant crises | 12 June 2015 | The Executive Committee of the WCC expresses its deep concern for the lives of the increasing numbers of people globally who, fleeing from situations of violence, oppression, occupation or economic deprivation, are driven to undertake journeys of danger. |
| Statement on the centenary of the Armenian genocide | 10 June 2015 | During the centenary year of the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire, the executive committee of the WCC is meeting in this country on 8-13 June 2015, hosted by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, to honour the martyrs and victims of the genocide. |
| Forced Displacement, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Middle East | 26 November 2014 | Statement by the WCC Executive Committee, meeting in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2014 |
| Minute on racial tensions in the United States of America | 26 November 2014 | Reaction to the decision of the Grand Jury not to indict in the case of the killing of Michael Brown |
| Report Executive Committee | 02 July 2014 | Report of the Executive Committee, February 2014 |
| Minute on South Sudan | 12 February 2014 | Minute on South Sudan adopted by the WCC Executive Committee during its meeting from 7 to 12 February 2014 in Bossey and Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Statement on use of drones and denial of the right to life | 12 February 2014 | Statement on the use of drones and denial of the right to life adopted by the WCC Executive Committee during its meeting from 7 to 12 February 2014 in Bossey and Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Statement on rights of internally displaced persons | 12 February 2014 | Statements on the rights of IDPs adopted by the WCC Executive Committee during its meeting from 7 to 12 February 2014 in Bossey and Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Peace and security in Latin America | 15 March 2013 | The proposal by the Officers, in its meeting in December 2012, for a statement by the executive committee on Peace and Human Security in Latin America was discussed by the Public Issues Sub-Committee (PIC) and the PIC decided to propose the statement below for action by the executive committee. |
| Statement on the Situation in Tanah Papua (Indonesia) | 17 February 2012 | The WCC Executive Committee expresses its deep concern for the deteriorating situation regarding human rights violations in Tanah Papua. |
| Statement on the need for a strong and effective arms trade treaty | 17 February 2012 | The WCC affirms an arms trade treaty as a legal instrument that has three complementary tasks. It must prevent arms transfers to states where the government poses a threat to its own people or to other states. It must improve trade controls so that, where there is a high risk of re-export or diversion to organized criminals or armed groups, arms smuggling and black market sales are reduced or stopped. The ATT must also serve to protect communities and save lives. |
| Statement on the doctrine of discovery and its enduring impact on Indigenous Peoples | 17 February 2012 | Indigenous Peoples have the oldest living cultures in the world. Three hundred to five hundred million Indigenous Peoples today live in over 72 countries around the world, and they comprise at least 5,000 distinct peoples. The ways of life, identities, well-being and very existence of Indigenous People are threatened by the continuing effects of colonization and national policies, regulations and laws that attempt to force them to assimilate into the cultures of majoritarian societies. A fundamental historical basis and legal precedent for these policies and laws is the "Doctrine of Discovery", the idea that Christians enjoy a moral and legal right based solely on their religious identity to invade and seize indigenous lands and to dominate Indigenous Peoples. |
| Statement on asylum seekers and human trafficking in the Sinai Desert | 17 February 2012 | 1. During the past years thousands of asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa and Northern Africa have disappeared in the Sinai desert region while crossing the border between Egypt and Israel. The Sinai desert is a traditional transit route for people from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Northern African countries escaping political turmoil, hunger and poverty and hoping to end up in Europe. The people of Eritrea have been facing deep political and human rights crises, due to which around 2,000 people are attempting to flee from Eritrea every month. They end up in the hands of human trafficking rackets or fall victim to organ theft. It is out of sheer desperation, in order to escape conflict, political turmoil and deteriorating human rights situations that people take such risky journeys. However, instead of safe passage to Israel, the refugees find themselves in desert detention centres in Sinai, where they are abused in the most dehumanizing manner. |
| Message to the Syrian churches | 17 February 2012 | Members of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches send a message to the Syrian churches expressing solidarity and concern over the violence and political turmoil in Syria from their meeting in Bossey, Switzerland from 14 to 17 February 2012 |
| Minute on Peace and Security in South Asia | 16 September 2011 | Public statement by the WCC Executive Committee at its meeting held 12-16 September in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
| Statement on a call to promote peace and human security in Somalia | 16 September 2011 | Public statement by the WCC Executive Committee at its meeting held 12-16 September in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
| Statement on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan | 27 September 2010 | Statement on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches |
| Statement on the situation in Nigeria | 17 September 2010 | Statement on the situation in Nigeria of the Executive Committee of the Word Council of Churches |
| Statement on free and fair elections in Myanmar | 17 September 2010 | Statement on free and fair elections in Myanmar if the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches |
| Minute on the current situation in Pakistan | 17 September 2010 | The Minute on the current situation in Pakistan has been Approved by consensus by the WCC Executive Committee, 14-17 September, 2010, Musselburgh/Edinburg, Scotland. |
| Message from WCC Executive Committee to Member Churches in Egypt | 27 February 2010 | This message from the WCC's Executive committee to Member Churches in Egypt has been adopted by the Executive committee during its meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, 23-26 February 2010. |
| Minute on violence on Colombia | 26 February 2010 | This minute on violence in Colombia has been adopted by the executive committee, meeting in Geneva, 23-26 February 2010. |
| Minute on UNFCCC Conference of Parties - COP 15 in Copenhagen | 26 February 2010 | This minute on the UNFCCC Conference of Parties - COP 15 in Copenhagen has been adopted by the WCC's Executive committee during its meeting in Bossey, Switzerland, 23-26 February 2010. |
| Statement on Sudan | 19 May 2009 | |
| Statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo | 23 February 2009 | |
| Statement on the Gaza war | 20 February 2009 | |
| Statement on the International Women's Day | 20 February 2009 | |
| Statement on violence and intolerance in India | 26 September 2008 | This statement on religious violence and intolerance in India expressing concern about the alarming trend of growing communal violence and religious intolerance in India was approved by the WCC executive committee in Luebeck, September 2008 |
| Statement on Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 26 September 2008 | This statement recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved by consensus by the WCC executive committee in Luebeck, September 2008. |
| Statement on humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka | 26 September 2008 | This statement on the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka caused by the 25-year civil war was reviewed and approved by the WCC executive committee in Luebeck, September 2008. |
| Minute on health for all | 26 September 2008 | This minute on the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration which called for "health for all" was approved by consensus by the WCC executive committee in Luebeck, September 2008. |
| Statement on the 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol | 28 September 2007 | 10 years after the Kyoto Protocol, the executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 25-28 September 2007, affirms the basic thrust of the UNFCCC to provide an instrument for a significant reduction of greenhouse gases in order to mitigate human-induced climate change. |
| Statement on Iraq and its Christian communities | 28 September 2007 | The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 25-28 September, 2007, is deeply troubled by their suffering and calls urgently for solutions to the suffering of the Iraqi people. |
| Minute on Iran and the Middle East regional crisis | 28 September 2007 | The executive committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 25-28 September, 2007, stated: In repeated statements over many years, the World Council of Churches has called for governments to exercise their responsibilities for bringing peace with justice to the peoples of the Middle East. Yet today - from Iraq to Lebanon to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - unresolved conflicts are scarring the region. The lives of countless women, children and men are shattered, families are torn apart, and whole communities are held hostage to injustice and violence. |
| Minute on Darfur | 28 September 2007 | Meeting in the country of Armenia, where genocide nearly a century ago still casts a deep shadow, the WCC executive committee reiterated the international responsibility to protect people at risk in the Darfur region of Sudan and in neighbouring Chad. |
| Statement on the situation in the Horn of Africa | 01 March 2007 | |
| Statement on UN Peacebuilding Commission | 01 March 2007 | |
| Statement on the need for churches' vigilance against nuclear proliferation | 01 March 2007 | |
| Statement on the conflict in Sri Lanka | 06 September 2006 | |
| Statement on the conflict in Israel-Palestine | 19 May 2006 | |
| Statement on Iran and nuclear non-proliferation | 19 May 2006 | |
| Statement on Human Rights Council | 19 May 2006 | |
| Executive Committee May 2006 Statement on the Conflict in Israel/Palestine: The Time Is Ripe To Do What | 19 May 2006 | |
| Statement on Sudan | 19 May 2006 | |
| Iran and Nuclear Non-Proliferation | 19 May 2006 | |
| Human Rights Council | 19 May 2006 | |
| Statement on Haiti | 16 September 2005 | |
| Statement on Haiti | 16 September 2005 | |
| Statement on the control of small arms and light weapons | 16 September 2005 | |
| Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons | 16 September 2005 | |
| Minute on Certain Economic Measures for Peace in Israel/Palestine | 22 February 2005 | |
| Statement on Korea | 27 August 2004 | |
| Minute on Zimbabwe | 27 August 2004 | |
| Statement on Sudan | 27 August 2004 | |
| Minute on Somalia | 27 August 2004 | |
| Statement on Korea | 27 August 2004 | |
| Minute on Zimbabwe | 27 August 2004 | |
| Minute on Somalia | 27 August 2004 | |
| Statement on Palestine/Israel | 20 February 2004 | |
| Minute on Sudan | 20 February 2004 | |
| Minute on India Pakistan | 20 February 2004 | |
| Statement on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | 20 February 2004 | |
| Executive Committee February 2004 Statement on the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel's | 20 February 2004 | |
| Minute on India-Pakistan Composite Dialogue | 20 February 2004 | |
| The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) | 20 February 2004 | |
| Consultation on Re-configuration of the Ecumenical Movement | 02 September 2003 | Consultation on Re-configuration of the Ecumenical Movement - Planning Document |
| Statement Against Military Action in Iraq | 21 February 2003 | |
| Statement on Cyprus | 21 February 2003 | |
| Minute on the Peace Process in Sri Lanka | 21 February 2003 | |
| Resolution on Ecumenical Response to the Palestine-Israeli conflict | 14 September 2001 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Geneva, 11-14 September 2001, alarmed and dismayed by the escalation of violence in the Holy Land since the Central Committee adopted its last "Minute on the Situation in the Holy Land After the Outbreak of the Second Palestinian Uprising" in Potsdam, February 2001; |
| Statement on Zimbabwe | 14 September 2001 | |
| United States - Message to the churches after the bombing attacks of September 11th | 11 September 2001 | |
| Resolution on ecumenical response to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict | 11 September 2001 | |
| Statement on nuclear disarmament, NATO policy and the churches | 26 January 2001 | |
| Resolution on Jerusalem Final Status Negotiations | 01 September 2000 | |
| Membership - a discussion paper | 01 September 2000 | |
| Background paper on the Status of Jerusalem | 01 September 2000 | Background paper on the status of Jerusalem presented to the Executive Committee. |
| Statement on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Creation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | 26 June 2000 | |
| Russia - Statement on Chechnya | 29 February 2000 | |
| Foundations for the Special Commission | 01 December 1998 | |
| Orthodox participation in the WCC | 01 September 1998 | |
| Statements on the Middle East | 01 September 1993 | The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Sigtuna, Sweden, 14-20 September 1993, warmly welcomes the exchange of letters of mutual recognition between the leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the subsequent signing in Washington, D.C. of an agreement to establish a transitional Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. |
| AIDS and the Churches | 19 August 1986 | Adopted by the WCC Executive Committee’s at its meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland 15-19 September 1986 |
| Executive Committee statement | 01 June 1986 | Statement of the WCC Executive Committee, after having received a report on the consultation held in Geneva in June 1986 on "AIDS and the Church as a Healing Community". |
| Resolution regarding Christian holy places in and around Jerusalem | 01 January 1970 |
