Resources

Prayer resources

- UNAW 2009 Final Report (last revised 2010.05)

- UNAW 2009 Final Report: Annex I

UNAW Planning Team
o Schedule-at-a-Glance
o Annotated Agenda
o Programmatic Document
o Speaker Biographies
UNAW 2009: Final Report Page 4/98
o Participant Analysis
o Participants Info List
o Participant Evaluations

- Annex II: Speaker Presentations:

o Section A
o Section B

-Annex III: Worship Resources

UNAW 2008 Report

The UNAW 2008 Report is a reminder of what we discussed and experienced at the UNAW and one of the key instruments to be used in our local and global advocacy work.  We hope that you will refer to this report as needed and as a tool to reconnect to the ecumenical community.  In this report you will find summaries of the presentations, mission visits and regional caucuses for quick reference.

Download the UNAW report 2008 (last revised 23 January 2009)

Annexes to the UNAW 2008 Report:

Section I (download section): UNAW Planning Team, Additions to UNAW 2008, Agenda, Speaker Biographies, Participant Analysis, Participant List, Participants Evaluation

Section II (download section): Speaker Presentations (II), Our Common Strategic Global Ecumenical Advocacy, Public Witness Advocacy, Human Rights, Climate Change

Section III (download section): Speaker Presentations (I), Migration, WCC UN Reception Address: Nicaraguan Ambassador H.E. Maria Rubiales de Chamorro, UNAW Closing High-Level Address: Assistant Secretary-General Dr. Robert Orr

Section IV : Worship Resources (298 KB)

UNAW 2007 Report

For UNAW 2007, the WCC chose to emphasize four themes, a primary focus on the Greater Horn of Africa; water, nuclear disarmament and the Middle East, with an emphasis on Palestine and Israel.

Download the final report of UNAW 2007

The organizers of UNAW 2009 encourage the participants to review the following links and resources for information about the United Nations system. All of this information can be found through the United Nations homepage.

• System Map of the United Nations (pdf)
• United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) 
• Introduction to the structure and work of the United Nations

In each of the thematic areas, there are also key websites, documents and tools related specifically to the United Nations. These links and downloadable resources will help to familiarize participants with the themes within the international context at the United Nations.

Resources for 2008:

Climate Change

• WCC Minute: Minute on Global Warming and Climate Change

• WCC Statement: Statement to the High-Level Segment of the UNFCCC
• WCC Programme: Climate Change and Water
• Resource: "For the Healing of the Nations: International Dimensions of Climate Change" by Church World Service
• Website: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Download: text of the Kyoto Protocol

Human Rights

• WCC Programme: Human rights to enhance human dignity
• WCC Statements: Related to the Human Rights Council
• Human Rights and the Church - video interviews 
• Download: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and search for other languages in the listing of translations
• Website: Navigate the various United Nations human rights bodies
• Download: A list of ideas for how to celebrate 60 years of Human Rights

Migration

• WCC Programme: Migration and Social Justice
• WCC Network: Global Ecumenical Network on Migration (GEM)
• Website: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
• Download: Information kit on the UN Convention on Migrant Rights

Sri Lanka

• WCC Letter: Expression of Concern from General Secretary

• WCC Churches: Member Churches in Sri Lanka

• WCC Minute: On the Peace Process in Sri Lanka

• WCC Solidarity Visit: Churches in situations of conflict

• Download: United Nations Cartographic Section map of Sri Lanka

• Website: United Nations Country Teams in Sri Lanka