by Sean Reilly | Apr 8, 2008
“We remain committed to work side by side with the churches”, the president of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has told representatives of an international ecumenical delegation in Juba, Southern Sudan. “As the Sudan People’s Liberation...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 4, 2008
International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund, Trócaire, the Foundation for Development and Partnership in Africa (FEPA), and Christian Aid have warned that Zimbabwe is becoming increasingly tense as election results continue to hang in the balance. All...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 2, 2008
The Bush administration is writing blank checks for weapons systems that are hundreds of billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule while cutting funds that help real people at home and abroad, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 29, 2008
Amid ongoing fighting and humanitarian crises in several regions of Sudan, and risks of failure in implementing the 2005 peace agreement that ended two decades of civil war between north and south, the Sudanese people and churches face “tremendous tasks and...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 28, 2008
The Anglican Bishop of Taiwan and one of his senior priests say they are saddened by the failure of the electorate on the island to pass two referendums asking whether Taiwan should enter the United Nations – writes Francis Wong. One referendum sought to have...