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Concerned about the growing plight of children in many parts of Asia, church leaders will gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 28-31 August and from 1-4 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to evolve a strategy for mobilising churches to take a more active role in overcoming violence against children in both local and national contexts in Asia.

by Aruna Gnanadason (*)

Middle Eastern church leaders have condemned attacks on Iraqi churches and called for solidarity following bombings at churches yesterday.

The WCC has forcefully denounced the series of bombings which targeted Christian churches in Iraq on 1 August 2004.

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By Nick Kerr (*)

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, commented today on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture being commemorated tomorrow, Saturday, 26 June 2004:

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By George Martinson *

Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture leaders

Cf. Press Release PR-04-07 of 17 May 2004

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, commented today on the situation in Sudan's Darfur region:

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Cf. Press Release PR-04-04 of 5 April 2004

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The moderator of the World Council of Churches' central committee, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, and the WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, are to pay a pastoral visit to Kenya (8-15 April) and to Rwanda (16-18 April).

By Neil Cavers*

By John Aves*