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Cf. WCC Press Information Info-03-16 of 4 December 2003

By Kersten Storch and Tom Best

An Aurès Cedar, representing over one million trees planted in an ecumenical re-forestation effort following the Algerian fight for independence from France, will be the center of a commemorative ceremony taking place on

12-17 December 2003, 9h00-17h00

Cf. WCC Press Release PR-03-35 of 25 November 2003

By Konrad Raiser

The vision at the heart of the ecumenical movement and the challenges it faces at the beginning of the 21st century in Africa were highlighted by both the outgoing and incoming general secretaries of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the 8th Assembly of the All Africa Conferences of Churches (AACC) in Yaounde, Cameroon, on 24 November.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), UNAIDS , the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), will gather together for the first time to mark World AIDS Day with a joint event on

WCC delegation attends UN conference on climate change

Following an invitation from the public information team of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Henri Tincq, who has been in charge of religious news at the prestigious French daily "Le Monde" since 1985, interviewed Rev. Dr Konrad Raiser. The interview took place in Geneva, on Wednesday, 29 October 2003, as Raiser approached the end of his term as general secretary of WCC. This interview can be freely reproduced. A high-resolution photograph is also available free of charge (see below).