Table of contents:
Introduction
Minute on economic measures for peace in Israel/Palestine
Human rights and languages of indigenous peoples
Countries affected by the tsunami
International Criminal Court
Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay
Iraq crisis: enhancing peace, accountability and the rule of law
Practising hospitality in an era of new forms of migration
In solidarity with the churches of Togo, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, called today for a return to "constitutional sobriety" in the country, and emphasized the concern of the Council and of churches worldwide provoked by the constitutional crisis in the country.
In relation to the US presidential election on 2 November 2004, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia has written to the WCC's US member churches to assure them of the encouragement and support of the churches worldwide as "the choice of the US president is of great concern not only to the people of the USA but also to people across the world".
