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"Another kind of war - the sanctions regime of the UN in Iraq" is the title of a book by leading Iraq specialist Dr Hans-C. Graf von Sponeck.

What does cruelty have to do with theology? Some 25 theologians from all over the world will gather on 5-8 December in Crêt-Bérard (near Lausanne, Switzerland), to discuss why and to what extent cruelty can be considered as a new theme for theological reflection.

In a statement released today, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has welcomed the affirmation that, after 2010, the "LWF and WARC would no longer hold global assemblies of their own, given a satisfactory development in this area". The affirmation was made by a joint meeting of the officers of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) with the executive committee of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).

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"You have rendered an extraordinary service to the WCC and its member churches," WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia wrote to Prof. Dr Lukas Vischer, who celebrated his 80th birthday on 23 November.

WCC leaders have expressed their profound grief on learning of the car accident that killed WCC executive committee member Inger Aasa-Marklund and her young daughter, Sara, on 24 November.

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Issues relating to Chinese government policies with regard to development, international cooperation, and the role of religion in building a "harmonious society" were addressed by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and members of a WCC delegation at their meeting with Mr Jia Qinglin, chairperson of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference, on 21 November in Beijing.

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World AIDS Day is a unique moment each year when all of humanity is challenged to reflect on the way that HIV and AIDS affects us and how we can respond to the pandemic.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia heads an ecumenical delegation that will visit Taiwan from 23-26 November at the invitation of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan (PCT), the WCC's member church in the country.

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