"As people of faith we beg and urge you to journey together on the basis of unilateral ambitious, convincing and trust building moves in order to speed up the global process toward a visible and verifiable improvement of life on earth in every continent, in every country, in every place," said Christian Friis Bach, international director of DanChurchAid, presenting the WCC statement to the plenary.

"The result we expect must be imbedded in justice, equity, solidarity, ethics and love: love for you yourselves, for your families, for your neighbour, for your offspring and for our life-sustaining planet," the statement continues. "It will be a sign of hope for the future, and it will bring peace on earth to people of good will, today and for the years to come."
Full text of the WCC statement to the plenary:
www.oikoumene.org/?id=7478

WCC campaign on climate change:
www.oikoumene.org/climatechange

WCC activities in Copenhagen:
www.oikoumene.org/?id=7462

Photo gallery:
www.oikoumene.org/?id=7461

Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org

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 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.