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Document "In Larger Freedom" High-Level Panel Report on Threats, Challenges and
Located in Resources / / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs / United Nation relations
Document 5. Statement on water for life
Located in Resources / / International affairs / Report from the Public Issues Committee
Document 30th anniversary of the NCC in Korea's Human Rights Mission
Located in Resources / / Regional concerns / Asia
Document 30th anniversary of the Permanent Assembly on Human Rights (APDH)
Letter to the Presidents of the APDH and members of the Board and Presidium
Located in Resources / / Regional concerns / Latin America
Document 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
In a public statement marking the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Kobia stressed that the complexity of today's armed conflicts requires the international community to think of new ways to strengthen effective mechanisms to ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions.
Located in Resources / / WCC general secretary / Statements
Document 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Statement of the WCC Central Committe, 15-21 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland
Located in Resources / / WCC Central Committee / Geneva, 2018
Document A new era in the promotion and protection of human rights?
Located in Resources / / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs / Human Rights Council
Document Affirming human dignity, rights of peoples and the integrity of creation - Rwanda, 2004
As part of the WCC's work on the Decade , this theological consultation, organized by WCC Faith and Order in Kigali, Rwanda (4-9 December 2004), was an attempt to discern what human dignity, rights of peoples and the integrity of creation mean for churches and the ecumenical movement as they attempt to counter the reality of massive abuse and destruction of life and its legitimization in the world today. It was also an attempt to do theology informed by the perspectives and experiences of the victims of violence.
Located in Resources / / X. Other documents from conferences and meetings / Theological reflection on peace
Document Air strike on Syrian refugee camp
The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemns the air strike targetting the Kammouneh Syrian refugee camp, which is reported to have killed at least 28 people.
Located in Resources / / WCC general secretary / Statements
Document Anniversary abolition of trans-Atlantic slave trade
Located in Resources / / WCC general secretary / Messages and letters