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29 Jun 2012
Move from dollar as world's reserve currency, says Global Ethics Forum

There is an urgent need to move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency in light of global financial meltdown, says the 2012 Global Ethics Forum.

29 Jun 2012
Rowan Williams is wrong: we need an elected second chamber

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, argued in his recent Magna Carta lecture against the idea of a fully elected second chamber at Westminster. As the debate about Lords reform continues, political theologian Graeme Smith seeks to show why the Archbishop is wrong to put his faith in an oligarchic form of democracy rather than one based on full electoral accountability.

29 Jun 2012
Church vital in tackling HIV-AIDS says new report

Faith communities are often seen as an obstacle to the treatment and prevention of HIV and Aids, but a new report says they are crucial partners in responding to the disease.

29 Jun 2012
Charities urge Prime Minister to reconsider housing benefit cut for under 25s

Ten charities have signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister in response to proposals to cut housing benefit for under 25s.

28 Jun 2012
Conflict in Syria seen to be taking an increasingly sectarian turn

A growing number of people caught up in the escalating violence in Syria appear to be targeted because of their religion, says a UN monitor.

28 Jun 2012
Call for laws to protect public ownership of forests in England

New legislation is needed to ensure that England's public woods and forests are safe from future attempts at a Government sell off.

28 Jun 2012
Churches address concerns for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Ecumenical groups are highlighting initiatives in the Tanah Papua area of Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea, which shares the island of New Guinea.

28 Jun 2012
The sharp edges of poverty
27 Jun 2012
UK doctors vote to end to use of medicines in executions

The BMA's annual meeting has called for an end to the use of medicines in executions and for controls on the distribution and export of drugs used for this purpose.

27 Jun 2012
WCC underscores UN responsibility for peace in Syria

The Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has appealed to the UN to give “a stronger and clearer mandate” to Kofi Annan’s Syrian peace initiative.