CCIA documents on peace and disarmament
Documents of to the World Council of Churches' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs on peace and disarmament
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| Title | EffectiveDate | document_type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Statement in Support of the Multilateral Negotiation of a Nuclear Weapons Ban in 2017 | 12 October 2016 | Statement: public statement | Submitted to the 2016 UN General Assembly First Committee by Faith Communities Concerned about the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons |
| Oral intervention Special Session on Iraq | 01 September 2014 | Lecture - Speech | Oral intervention - Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the Human Rights Situation in Iraq Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the WCC on 1 September 2014. |
| Statement for UNHRC special session on Iraq | 01 September 2014 | Statement: public statement | Statement by the WCC's Commission of Churches on International Affairs for the UN Human Rights Council's special session on the human rights situation in Iraq, held on 1 September 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. |
| The rule of tyranny and the Reign of God | 26 December 2013 | Message | A Christmas reflection by Bishop Duleep de Chickera, a member of the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. |
| UNAW 2007 Report | 01 January 2008 | Report | For the United Nations Advocacy Week 2007, the WCC chose to emphasize four themes, a primary focus on the Greater Horn of Africa; water, nuclear disarmament and the Middle East, with an emphasis on Palestine and Israel. |
| "Week of Impunity" in the Middle East | 14 December 2006 | Statement: public statement | WCC calls international attention to situation in the Middle East |
| North Korean government's test of a nuclear device | 27 November 2006 | Statement: letter | Letter to the WCC member churches, regional ecumenical organizations, national councils of churches and CCIA Commission |
| Initiative for a resolution to move forward on nuclear disarmament | 08 February 2006 | Statement: letter | Letter to Ambassador Rosemary Banks, Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations |
| Reiteration of concern at declarations by Iranian President | 22 December 2005 | S | |
| Call for Solidarity and Action: If one member suffers, all suffer together | 10 November 2005 | Statement: letter | Open letter by the CCIA director on political upheaval following the contested Ethiopian election of 15 May 2005 |
| Award of 2005 Nobel Peace Prize | 07 October 2005 | S | |
| Theological Consultation on the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme | 28 September 2005 | L | |
| Background Information to Evaluate the Gaza Pullout | 22 August 2005 | B | |
| An appeal on the crisis in Ethiopia | 10 June 2005 | S | |
| The WCC concern for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation | 12 March 2005 | Lecture - Speech | Presentation by Peter Weiderud, Director, CCIA, at the Advocacy Days of the churches in the United States, Washington D.C. |
| Appeal for security and human rights of the director of the Justice and Life | 27 August 2004 | S | |
| Expression of concern on infringements of freedom of expression | 06 August 2004 | S | |
| Question of Religious Intolerance: Pakistan, Indonesia | 23 April 2004 | S | |
| Letter to Madam Justice Louise Arbour on the occasion of her appointment | 03 March 2004 | M | |
| Expression of concern on tensions in the Korean peninsula | 15 January 2004 | S | |
| Religious Freedom and Liberty in the Emerging Context | 18 December 2003 | S | |
| The collaboration of the WCC with International Governmental Institutions | 22 November 2003 | A | |
| Deteriorating law and order situation in Zimbabwe | 27 October 2003 | S | |
| Appeal for peaceful resolution of confrontation in Venezuela | 20 January 2003 | S | |
| Appeal on the occasion of the NATO Summit in Prague | 14 November 2002 | Statement: letter | Letter from the CCIA director Peter Weiderud to foreign ministers of the non-nuclear member states of NATO |
| Iraq - Appeal to church leaders in member states of the UN Security Council | 24 October 2002 | S | |
| Appeal to the Governments of India and Pakistan for normalization of relations with Pakistan | 07 October 2002 | S | |
| Sudan - Call for respect for the Machakos Protocol and revival of the peace process | 07 October 2002 | S | |
| Iraq - Appeal to the US Government | 19 September 2002 | Statement: letter | Letter to Ambassador Kevin Edward Moley, Permanent Mission of the USA to the UN in Geneva |
| Iraq - Appeal to the governments of China, France, Russia and the UK | 19 September 2002 | S | |
| Appeal to Iraq to respect the resolutions of the UN Security Council | 19 September 2002 | S | |
| Report of the XLV meeting of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs | 03 June 2002 | R | |
| Message on the massacre in the church of Bellavista | 10 May 2002 | Pastoral letter | Letter to the churches of Colombia |
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Appeal for urgent action | 15 March 2002 | S | |
| Statement on Israel's obligations as occupying power | 05 December 2001 | Statement: public statement | Issued by the CCIA on the occasion of the Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention. |
| Ecumenical Cooperation Forum with Colombia | 25 September 2001 | R | |
| United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects | 16 July 2001 | R | |
| Bangladesh - Expression of condolences after church bombing | 12 June 2001 | S | |
| Israel - Expression of condolences to victims of suicide bombing | 06 June 2001 | S | |
| Policy framework and guidelines on small arms and light weapons | 18 May 2001 | P | |
| Report of the XLIV Meeting of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs | 14 May 2001 | R | |
| Justice, Peace and People's Security in North East Asia | 03 March 2001 | Report | Report of the Ecumenical Consultation held in Kyoto, Japan, 26 February - 3 March 2001. |
| Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples | 20 February 2001 | S | |
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Sharing the land, the truth and the peace | 17 October 2000 | Statement: public statement | Written submission by the CCIA to the Fifth Special Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights devoted to grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel |
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - In Pursuit of Lasting Peace with Justice | 17 October 2000 | R | |
| Indonesia - Appeal for the restoration of law and order in the Malukus | 27 June 2000 | S | |
| Statement on the situation in Sri Lanka | 09 May 2000 | S | |
| Puerto Rico - Appeal for protection of non-violent protesters on the Island of Vieques | 02 May 2000 | S | |
| Report of the XLIII Meeting of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs | 22 January 2000 | R | |
| Puerto Rico - Appeal for the cessation of US military exercises on the Island of Vieques | 30 November 1999 | S | |
| Chile - Expression of concern about police intervention in FASIC headquarters | 26 May 1999 | S | |
| Communication to religious leaders in Ethiopia | 13 May 1999 | S | |
| Palestine - Statement of support at the Bethlehem 2000 International Conference | 19 February 1999 | Lecture - Speech | Presentation by the Director of the CCIA to the conference convened at FAO headquarters by the UN Special Committee on Palestine, Rome, 18-19 February 1999. |
