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Document Comment on signing of Cluster Munitions Convention
Commenting on the signing of the convention in Oslo, Norway, Kobia congratulates the more than 100 signatory countries and reiterateds the need for those states that have not yet done so - the United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and Zimbabwe - to "sign and support this timely arms control and humanitarian initiative".
Located in Resources / / WCC general secretary / Statements
Document Clement John
Tribute to a respected WCC colleague and an outstanding advocate in the international struggle for human rights.
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Document Leopoldo J. Niilus
A tribute to Leopoldo J. Niilus (1930 – 2015), WCC former director for Commission of the Churches on International Affairs by the WCC acting general secretary Rev. Dr Hielke Wolters.
Located in Resources / / WCC general secretary / Tributes
Document Ninan Koshy
WCC tribute to Dr Ninan Koshy, former executive secretary and director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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Document Communiqué on peace and human security in Latin America
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches ( WCC) ‘Peace and Human Security in Latin America: Ecumenical Responses’ Communiqué from Antigua, Guatemala, 2nd December 2012
Located in Resources / / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs / Commission on International Affairs - Policy
Document Report of the March 2009 CCIA meeting
The second meeting of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), following the 2006 Porto Alegre Assembly took place in Cuba from 15-20 March 2009.
Located in Resources / / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs / Commission on International Affairs - Policy
Document Policy framework and guidelines on small arms and light weapons
Located in Resources / / Peace and disarmament / Ecumenical policy
Document Call for Solidarity and Action: If one member suffers, all suffer together
Open letter by the CCIA director on political upheaval following the contested Ethiopian election of 15 May 2005
Located in Resources / / Regional concerns / Africa
Document Oral intervention on human rights violations in the occupied Arab territories
The following is the full text of the intervention made on Wednesday, 28 March, to the 57th Session of the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, meeting in Geneva, 19 March - 27 April 2001
Located in Resources / / Regional concerns / Middle East
Document Statement of concern over recent protests (against an electoral law) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Statement of concern over recent protests (against an electoral law) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Located in Resources / / WCC commissions and working groups / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs