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The general secretaries of eight regional ecumenical bodies and of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have sent a letter to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan "reaffirming the deep desire" of their organisations and member churches "to support the United Nations" and the person of its secretary-general "at this critical time on the world scene".

by Henrike Müller (*)

By Elizabeth S. Tapia (*)

by Aruna Gnanadason (*)

By Nick Kerr (*)

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Baldwin Sjollema, first director of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Programme to Combat Racism (PCR), received the Oliver Tambo Order from South African president Thabo Mbeki on 16 June 2004 in Pretoria.

By George Martinson *

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

Annan welcomes proposal to mark International Day of Peace with prayer

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

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By Jean Martensen (*)

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).

Cf. WCC Press Release, PR-04-02, of 12 February 2004