Religious and traditional leaders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) participated in online consultations on the SADC Model Law on gender-based violence.
Religious leaders in Tanzania, after attending a workshop on HIV, stigma, treatment adherence and faith healing, released a communique that urges further empowering of religious leaders with skills and information to combat HIV.
The Religious Forum Against COVID-19 in South Africa issued a statement with faith leaders standing in solidarity in response to COVID-19, and with a broader objective of collaborating in making for a safer South African environment.
Religious leaders in South Africa signed a letter on behalf of The People’s Vaccine Campaign Of South Africa that urges the US medical team leading the COVID-19 pandemic response to address the global vaccine shortage, and urges the US government to take specific actions.
South African church leaders heard that corruption in their country kills when they organized for a campaign against the latest version of pillaging during the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
On 15 September, the South African Council of Churches will stand in silent prayer in all nine provinces to declare that “Corruption is Not Our Heritage.”
Frontline actions by African faith communities in mitigating against the novel coronavirus are being welcomed as timely, as groups move to support people left vulnerable by the pandemic.
Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) ist in großer Sorge über die Auswirkungen, die die neue Coronavirus-Pandemie auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent haben könnte. Die Kirchen in Afrika haben sich aber längst auf die Invasion des stummen und tödlichen Virus vorbereitet.
Africa is of huge concern around the novel coronavirus pandemic for the World Health Organization (WHO), but the continent’s churches have been preparing for the silent and lethal virus for some time.
África es una gran preocupación para la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en el contexto de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, pero las iglesias del continente llevan tiempo preparándose para la llegada del virus silencioso y letal.
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) est très préoccupée pour l’Afrique avec la nouvelle pandémie de coronavirus, mais les Églises du continent se préparent depuis un certain temps à affronter ce virus silencieux et mortel.
Was wäre, wenn HIV einfach nur ein Virus und nicht auch noch ein Tabuthema wäre? Religiöse Führungspersonen sind in dieser Woche in Tansania zusammengekommen, um sich mit den Themen Stigmatisierung und Diskriminierung im Zusammenhang mit HIV zu beschäftigen.
What if HIV were just a virus, and not also a taboo? This week in Tanzania, religious leaders gathered to address stigma and discrimination related to HIV.
¿Y si el VIH fuese solamente un virus, y no, además, un tabú? Esta semana se celebró una reunión de líderes religiosos en Tanzania para abordar el estigma y la discriminación relacionados con el VIH.
Et si le VIH n’était qu’un virus, et non plus un tabou? Cette semaine, les responsables religieux se sont rassemblés en Tanzanie afin de débattre de la stigmatisation et de la discrimination envers le VIH.
To help the world’s children become HIV-free, faith groups must help bring UN goals to life through strong advocacy, rapid action and unprecedented collaboration, say experts. Children must be helped onto a “Super Fast Track” to end AIDS or they will die at what Dr Stuart Kean describes as a “shocking” rate.
The 21st International AIDS Conference, which concluded July 22, had its normal dose of science speak, with seminars and workshops ranging from new vaccine trials to the testing of a vaginal ring that appears to dramatically lower the risk of HIV infection in women.
People of faith and representatives of faith-based organizations demonstrated their commitment to meet the “Fast Track” challenges to end the AIDS epidemic at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, 18-22 July. Extensive coverage of faith-based participation is available via www.iacfaith.org. Articles, video and photos will continue to be added.
Prinz Harry, Elton John, Charlize Theron, Erzbischof Thabo Makgoba, Bill Gates – Mitglieder von Königshäusern, Prominente, religiöse Führungspersonen und Philanthropen schlossen sich auf der 21. internationalen Aids-Konferenz in Durban Wissenschaftlern, Politikern, Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen und Aktivisten an – unter denen auch viele gläubige Menschen sind.
