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By Joel (*)

When the military actions in Iraq were over, those who had opposed the military invasion had to face the assessment - conveyed by the media and the military victors - that it had been "successful". The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser responds in this interview to the "critical questions" posed to organizations like the Council, which had a high profile in the pro-peace movement. He also mentions the announced "road map" to a permanent two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"Go back to the principles of primary health care: reviving Alma Ata is the most important step to ensure 'Health For All'," said a 16-18 May consultation in Geneva facilitated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Peoples Health Movement.

By Jonathan Frerichs

Cf. WCC Press Release PR-03-01, of 17 January 2003

Cf. Press Update, UP-03-17, of 28 April 2003

Free photos available (see below).

Cf. Press Release, PR-03-12 of 19 March 2003

By Nils Carstensen

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by Kristine Greenaway *

Cf. WCC Press Release, PR-03-08 of 3 February 2003

"Fifty percent of the children born in my country are born into poor homes," said Mariana Berger. "We don't want to be part of the causes that make the lives of other people in the world miserable," said Arnhild Helgesen. Mariana is from Uruguay and Arnhild is from Norway. The two young people were taking part in a discussion at the workshop on youth and globalization organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the third World Social Forum.

During the 2003 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and in the spirit of the Decade to Overcome Violence

By Royal Orr

Thirty-seven church leaders from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada have called upon the US and British governments to use restraint in “the apparent drift towards military confrontation in Iraq”.

cf. WCC Press Release, PR-02-21, of 31 July 2002

Rainer Lang