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Aung San Suu Kyi addresses CCIA consultation urging new model of reconciliation 6 Aug 2012 | 07:09 pm
“Profound acceptance of the others, and a willingness to be open to unity in diversity will uphold values of reconciliation, peace and security in any society and community,” said Nobel Peace Laureate...
Post war Sri Lanka needs trust and confidence for peace and reconciliation 3 Aug 2012 | 03:59 pm
As post war Sri Lanka experiences a high level of militarization, the northern provinces of the country continue to face serious humanitarian and human rights problems. Three years after the end of a ...
Churches renew commitment for HIV prevention at AIDS 2012 conference 3 Aug 2012 | 03:38 pm
At the recent International AIDS Conference, ecumenical participants focused on the need to intensify churches’ efforts to support women trapped in societies marred with sexual and gender-based violen...
Ecumenical Water Network Newsletter 2 Aug 2012 | 01:05 pm
Read about Rio+20, Suez' lost lawsuit, “economic dictatorship” in Amazonia, post-2015 water goals, Voluntary Guidelines on land, and sustainable development in Cuba in the latest edition of the EWN ne...
Women in inter-religious dialogue in Indonesia 31 Jul 2012 | 09:21 pm
“As women, we have a bond that helps us to engage in interfaith dialogue at the grassroots level in communities. Together we can identify the issues that concern all of us,” said the Rev. Krise Anki G...
WCC affirms appeal for peace in Syria from Patriarch Ignatius 31 Jul 2012 | 03:44 pm
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed appreciation for an appeal from the primate of the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Church, who has called upon all Syrians to “work together in order to ach...
Churches hope Arms Trade Treaty process will continue with renewed commitment 28 Jul 2012 | 08:39 pm
Following delay in the proposed adoption of a global Arms Trade Treaty after four weeks of negotiations at the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York, the World Council of Chur...
Churches hope Arms Trade Treaty process will continue with renewed commitment 28 Jul 2012 | 08:39 pm
Following delay in the proposed adoption of a global Arms Trade Treaty after four weeks of negotiations at the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York, the World Council of Chur...
WCC mourns the death of indigenous theologian Maria Chavez 26 Jul 2012 | 11:55 pm
Renowned biblical scholar and WCC consultant for Indigenous Peoples Maria Chavez Quispe passed away on 24 July in Liestal, Switzerland. Coming from the Methodist Church of Bolivia, Chavez was a commit...
WCC mourns the death of indigenous theologian Maria Chavez 26 Jul 2012 | 11:55 pm
Renowned biblical scholar and WCC consultant for Indigenous Peoples Maria Chavez Quispe passed away on 24 July in Liestal, Switzerland. Coming from the Methodist Church of Bolivia, Chavez was a commit...
