Ekklesia proposes non-violent alternatives to military action as well as peace-making strategies. Ekklesia hit the headlines in 2002 by proposing public consideration of strategies for non-violent regime change in Iraq.
Syria is one bloody mess at present. President Assad is grasping back control of a country wracked by civil war through brutal, ruthless and savage means.
Thousands of Yemenis with kidney failure are at risk of dying unless the country's remaining dialysis centres receive more supplies and its medical staff are paid, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.
The World Council of Churches and the United Nations Children’s Fund have pledged to deepen their existing collaboration and explore even more joint projects to protect and provide for children.
Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will speak the World Economic Forum in Davos on operational challenges, cyber warfare, innovative finance, and tech partnerships.
Reports of the use of incendiary weapons in Syria mean there is an urgent need to strengthen the international law governing these exceptionally cruel weapons, says Human Rights Watch.