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Category - international action

  • 29 May 2009
    US churches lobby for major international aid commitment

    Urging support for decent funding for international aid programmes, 59 of the 65 synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have signed a letter calling on members of the US Congress to act.

  • 24 Jun 2008
    World churches' bodies call for urgent action on Zimbabwe

    Two international ecumenical Christian bodies have called on the UN, the South African Development Community and the African Union "to increase [their] efforts to address the rapidly deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe".

  • 8 Oct 2007
    US churches launch 'tents of hope' for action on Darfur

    The international affairs and peace programme of the National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) has endorsed a nationwide initiative for local congregations to raise awareness of the ongoing killing in Darfur, and action on the issue.