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The "confederation system would respect both governments", said the Rev. Kang Yong Sop, chairman of the Korea Christian Federation of North Korea.

Church leaders call for an inter-Korean confederation prior to reunification

Nearly 140 leaders from the world's churches, North and South Koreans among them, have called for the formation of an inter-Korean confederation even before complete reunification of Korea can take place. Agreement was reached at the close of a three-day meeting in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong where the Christian leaders expressed unrelenting hope for peace and reconciliation among Koreans, despite the stark realities of the ongoing division of the Korean peninsula.

23 October 2009
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Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) with Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Supreme People's Assembly.

Kobia and WCC delegation meet North Korean president Kim Yong-nam

In a recent meeting with a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) visiting Pyongyang, North Korean president Kim Yong-nam said a significant impetus to solving the nuclear weapons stand-off in the region would be for North Korea and the U.S. to meet “face-to-face with each other”.

21 October 2009
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Ecclesial and Social Visions of Indigenous Peoples Consultation Report

Around 35 theologians and leaders representing communities, churches and organizations of indigenous peoples in 16 countries in many parts of the world attended a consultation from 21-26 October, 2008 in Baguio City, Philippines. This consultation was called in response to a proposal by the Ninth General Assembly of the WCC to facilitate the theological contributions of indigenous peoples to enrich the life and work of the WCC. In solidarity with the struggles of the largest indigenous peoples' population in Asia, Baguio City in the Philippines was chosen as the context for this theological conversation.

24 June 2009
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Stein Villumstad will chair the steering committee of the coalition advocating for a UN Decade for Inter-religious Cooperation for Peace.

Faith and values organizations form coalition to advance United Nations Decade for Inter-religious Cooperation for Peace

Some forty-five religious, interfaith, and value-based organizations from five continents agreed to form a coalition to advance a "United Nations Decade for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding, and Cooperation for Peace." Coalition members expressed the hope that the UN Sixty-Fourth General Assembly, which will begin its deliberations in September 2009, will approve a resolution establishing such a decade from 2011-2020.

11 March 2009
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Three mobile health clinics, supported by DanChurchAid, were destroyed in an Israeli air strike on the night of 5 January 2009. Photo: DanChurchAid/ACT International

Christians mobilize for ending violence in and around Gaza

Individuals, groups, churches and councils of churches from Kenya to Sweden to the United States to Australia are carrying out hundreds of advocacy actions involving Christians concerned about the Gaza crisis, especially the collective punishment of the people of Gaza, and the need for a just and lasting peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.

09 January 2009
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Children living in the Pabbo camp for internally displaced people. Photo: Flickr

International ecumenical delegation to visit Uganda

The plight of people displaced by war will be the main topic of a " Living Letters " visit to Uganda, 27 October to 2 November. An international ecumenical delegation sent by the World Council of Churches (WCC) will discuss with representatives of churches, state and civil society about the protection of refugees, with a specific focus on sexual violence and the vulnerability of children.

23 October 2008