World Council of Churches

  To support member churches and ecumenical partners to journey together, promoting justice and peace in our world as an expression of faith. The core objectives focus on Unity, Mission and Ecumenical Formation, and Life, Justice and Peace. Within this mandate, the focus is on care for creation, eco-justice, water justice through the Ecumenical Water Network, and food sovereignty through Food for Life.  

1. Ecological Crises, Climate Justice, and Just TransitionThe WCC delegation will organise several side events on issues of Economic and Ecological Justice, especially around Land, Water and Food justice related issues.Proposed Side EventsLand Justice Now: Protecting Communities from Land Grabs — legal pathways, community restitution, and accountable investment.Water for Life: Public Management and Community Rights — resisting privatization, protecting water commons, and gender-responsive water policies.Seeds of Resilience: Food Sovereignty and Agroecology — farmer-led agroecology, seed sovereignty, and alternatives to industrial agriculture.Faith in Action: Ecological Stewardship and Climate Resilience — faith-based approaches to ecological care and climate adaptation at community scale.2. Social Justice, Human Rights, and Gender EqualityChurches and Christian FBOs in West Africa work towards a more just world daily. Guided by the Christian message of love and peace, they are true actors of change, running campaigns for food security, against corruption, gender-based violence, climate change and the movement of weapons in the region.3. Solidarity Economy and Economic AlternativesFiscal Justice for Food Systems: Debt, Subsidies and Smallholder Support — linking macroeconomic policy to local food security.4. Culture, Spirituality, and DiversityRepresentatives of West African churches will constitute a unique presence at the WSF, contributing from the intersection of a local and a faith perspective. The delegation seeks to strengthen cooperation among churches, faith-based organisations, civil society, and other partners while promoting justice, peace, and sustainable development.5. Citizen Mobilisation and Social MovementsCoalition Building: Churches, Social Movements and the WSF — practical strategies for sustained cooperation, joint advocacy and campaign planning.The delegation will also organise a Faith-Based Organisations pavilion, advocacy meetings, capacity-building workshops, a joint statement workshop, and public engagement activities to strengthen collaboration among churches, social movements, NGOs, and regional partners.