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Annual report from the Reconciliation and Peace Desk of the Diocese of Colombo

The post-conflict era in Sri Lanka has seen the Church of Ceylon involved in reconciliation and peace initiatives, often small scale, in an effort to build trust between ethnic and religious groups. The Rev Noel Fernando, Coordinator of the Diocese of Colombo’s Reconciliation and Peace Desk, looks back on a year’s activities.

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Declaration of the Conference of the Four Religious Communities of the Anglican Church of Melanesia on Social Justice, Human Rights and Advocacy

This declaration considers the Solomon Islands’ high rate of family violence, ever increasing environmental degradation and widespread corruption, and sets out a commitment to work with the Anglican Church of Melanesia, other churches, the Solomon Islands Government, non-government organisations and all other organisations working on social justice issues.  The declaration was signed by representatives of the Community of the Sisters of Melanesia, the Community of the Sisters of the Church, the Society of St Francis and the Melanesian Brotherhood at the end of an historic meeting of these communities in West Guadalcanal, 21 to 28 November.

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As a United Nations summit gathers world leaders to review and accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), APJN members have been reporting on their Churches' own work in respect of the 2015 targets.

• Christ Church Aden, Yemen, Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East
• The Anglican Church of Burundi (English; Français)
• The Anglican Church of Mexico English Español

We, the delegates to the triennial meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network in Geneva, Switzerland, have spent the week of 14-20 March 2010, exploring issues of human rights and examining the role of the United Nations, the World Council of Churches (WCC), and other faith-based and humanitarian organisations in upholding the rights of individuals and communities throughout the world.

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Some 35 members of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 - 20 March, 2010. Representing over 20 countries and all the world’s continents, participants will learn more about making their voices heard within the UN system in Geneva. In parallel, they will be introduced to UN policies and programmes to inform their own work on peace and justice worldwide.

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Faith groups in southern Africa have condemned irresponsible mining practices by corporations they say have claimed lives, damaged the environment and impoverished communities. "Africa is poor because of its rich resources ... This blessing must not became a curse to its people," said Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, former head of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.

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