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Africa

South Sudan Letter

American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan and the Episcopal Church in the United States have co-signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to help put an end to the conflict in South Sudan.

24 July 2015

Ghanaian bishop calls for religious tolerance

Ghanaian bishop calls for religious tolerance

Right Reverend Dr Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese, Accra has called for religious tolerance across the various religious groups in Ghana.

23 July 2015

Anglicans input at global development conference that names faith partnerships as the 'new normal'

Burundi Primate tells of Anglican Church’s role in working to end sexual violence

20 July 2015

Anglicans co-launch international faith movement for gender justice

Initiative seeks to build the capacity of faith leaders to tackle gender inequality

20 July 2015

Churches reflect on climate finance at UN financing for development conference

Ecumenical side event looks at ways to invest in most vulnerable and build just, sustainable future

16 July 2015

Religious beliefs are 'core part of what it is to be human' - Abp Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury says freedom to practice religious beliefs must be protected

16 July 2015

WCC co-organises ecumenical training on women's rights advocacy

Participants equipped to hold governments accountable to UN conventions and member state resolutions

14 July 2015

Zimbabwe: Anglican churches help to launch Gender and Faith Network

Faith leaders commit to being agents of social transformation and gender justice

14 July 2015

Australian and South African archbishops highlight moral imperative of climate action

Anglican primates support Church of England synod resolutions for carbon cuts and shift to renewable energy

13 July 2015

Abp Welby urges 'good news for the poor' development financing agreement

Archbishop of Canterbury’s blog to UN conference challenges leaders to put ‘human flourishing’ above self-interest

13 July 2015