Category - united nations

African civil groups demand massive climate change compensation

agency reporter — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:53:26 +0100

A number of key African civil society organisations have come together with church development campaigners at the close of the United Nations climate change talks, to demand billions in compensation for the impacts of global warming.

Cautious welcome for agreement on illicit small arms trade

staff writers — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:04 +0100

Peace groups and religious bodies have offered a cautious welcome for a voluntary United Nations agreement on small arms that they hope will be a step towards curbing the dangerous trade in illicit weapons.

World food crisis needs global solutions, says report

staff writers — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:54:03 +0100

The dramatic rise over the past twelve months in global food prices poses a threat to the very poorest and to humanity as a whole, says a new specialist report from the UN - which is seeking to coordinate global action.

Zimbabwe a 'silent genocide', UN Human Rights Council told

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:55:20 +0100

Zimbabwean women have told the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva they are watching a "silent genocide" unfurl in their country, as President Mugabe's reign of terror against all opposition continues apace.

Ideas for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

staff writers — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:49:21 +0100

Land degradation intensifies agricultural economic losses, disorganizes local and regional food markets, and causes social and political instability. To combat it there is an increasing push towards sustainable agriculture - the ability of a farm to produce food indefinitely, without causing irreversible damage to ecosystem health. And now there are lots of creative ways you can help support this work from giving a can of worms to a Bolivian farmer through to helping create a farming conservation plot in Zimbabwe.

Newspaper editors worried about UN religious censorship

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:08:52 +0100

The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have condemned what they say is the UN Human Rights Council's repeated efforts to undermine freedom of expression in the name of protecting religious sensibilities.

Need, greed and the global food crisis

Jean Blaylock — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:41:33 +0100

The plea "Give us this day our daily bread" needs to be heard by political leaders meeting in Rome on the global food crisis, says Jean Blaylock, looking at the response of world church representatives.

Philippines advocates and churches call on US to end extra-judicial killings

staff writers — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:05:36 +0100

Church-backed Philippine human rights activists have reiterated their call on the UN Human Rights Council to "keep pursuing our government to stop the extra-judicial killings and other human rights violations".

Anglican archbishops appeal to UN over violence in Zimbabwe

staff writers — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:30:29 +0100

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Cape Town have spoken to Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, asking for help for churches in Zimbabwe as well as mediation and monitoring.

Burma's dictators make propaganda out of suffering

Agencies — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:29:01 +0100

Burma's military regime is distributing international aid today. But it is covering the boxes with the names of top generals in an effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.