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Catholic and World Council of Churches (WCC) leaders, meeting in Rome to discuss ways of combating racism and xenophobia, have pledged to uphold the rights and dignity of migrants and refugees.

Weiße Minderheiten haben viele Jahre lang über drei südafrikanische Länder geherrscht – auch noch als schon die meisten ehemaligen Kolonien Afrikas Unabhängigkeit erlangt hatten. Brutale und blutige Kriege, die zwischen 20 und 30 Jahren andauerten, gingen der Unabhängigkeit Simbabwes (vormals Rhodesien) 1980, der Unabhängigkeit Namibias (vormals Südwestafrika) 1990 und der Herrschaft durch die Mehrheit in Südafrika 1994 voraus.

In 2018 we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches. In order to create a lively firsthand account of the ecumenical fellowship and of our shared journey, member churches have contributed stories of people, events, achievements and even failures, all of which have deepened our collective search for Christian unity. This story was written by Olle Eriksson, a Namibian who worked for 35 years (1968 – 2003) with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission and Lutheran World Federation.

“Disability does not mean inability! Human rights for all! Equality and access to good health care! Leave no one behind!” Slogans were plentiful at the 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs. Some participants felt that the conference venue sadly belied these clarion calls as it was ill-equipped to handle the mobility and access needs of persons with disabilities.