In this issue
In this issue
- UK decision on child refugees welcome but ‘lacking ambition’
- Icon consecrated to remember martyrs of the Armenian Genocide
- ‘Race against time’ says UN chief as Paris climate accord signed
- Building golden bridges and keeping the golden rule
- Ekklesia COO recognised in inaugural Virago/New Statesman women writers prize
- Benefit sanctions: have your say
- Security Council condemns DPR Korea ballistic missile test
- Churches of the Holy Land attend United States summit
- Quakers in Britain publish new book ‘The truth about Trident’
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Tuesday 26 April 2016
UK decision on child refugees welcome but ‘lacking ambition’
The programme announced by the Government to resettle 3,000 refugee children in the UK over the next four years has been welcomed by the development agency Christian Aid. But the organisation emphasises that the plans are too slow and lacking in adequate ambition.
Icon consecrated to remember martyrs of the Armenian Genocide
Churches, civil society and human rights groups marked the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide yesterday, 24 April 2016.
‘Race against time’ says UN chief as Paris climate accord signed
With their signatures of the landmark Paris climate accord, “governments made a covenant with the future,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the end of a United Nations ceremony which puts the world on a path towards low-carbon growth and a more sustainable future.
Building golden bridges and keeping the golden rule
The life-blood of Parliamentary democracy is difference. Where a single view of society goes uncontested, tyranny can be the only outcome.
Ekklesia COO recognised in inaugural Virago/New Statesman women writers prize
Ekklesia is very pleased to offer warm congratulations to our chief operating officer, Virginia Moffatt, for being shortlisted in the inaugural Virago Press and New Statesman magazine Women’s Prize
Benefit sanctions: have your say
Faith communities throughout the land, because of their work with people in need, are only too aware of the devastating impact of benefit sanctions on some of the poorest and most disadvantaged mem
Security Council condemns DPR Korea ballistic missile test
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), reiterating that such activities increase tension in the region and beyond.
Churches of the Holy Land attend United States summit
Leaders from churches in the Holy Land met with the heads of faith-based organisations and churches in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on 19-20 April 2016 for a summit that explored the role of US churches in peacemaking in the Middle East.
Quakers in Britain publish new book ‘The truth about Trident’
Quakers in Britain in association with Luath Press have published a new book The Truth about Trident: Disarming the Nuclear Argument. With more than 15,000 nuclear warheads stockpiled worldwide, Timmon Wallis explores the arguments for retaining Trident with a critical eye to get to the real truth.