In a letter to congressional leadership, 34 civil society groups highlight the urgent need for the U.S. government to provide $12 billion in the international response to the COVID-19 crisis,...
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In a letter to congressional leadership, 34 civil society groups highlight the urgent need for the U.S. government to provide $12 billion in the international response to the COVID-19 crisis,...
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In response to the January 31st announcement by the White House of the Department of Defense’s new landmine policy, we, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Trump Administration’s...
New York, September 8, 2009 -- A month after violence erupted against Christians in Pakistan, the Episcopal Bishop of Lahore has told church leaders in the United States that tensions between...
By Fredrick Nzwili (*) (World Council of Churches Feature) - There is much hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that the guns will soon fall silent. But the trail of human rights abuses the...
New York, February 16, 2009 -- As the government of Sri Lanka presses its advantage against the insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), U.S. religious leaders have expressed alarm that...
New York, October 20, 2008 -- National Council of Churches General Secretary Michael Kinnamon has welcomed a call by World Council of Churches General Secretary Samuel Kobia "to quell the violence"...
NCC Gulf Commission gives governments low marks New York, February 21, 2007 - On Ash Wednesday, when many Christians around the world begin the season of Lent, a time of self-examination, a special...
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Facing the horrifying events in Lebanon, leading to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, in addition to recurrent threats of an Israeli invasion, the Middle East Council of Churches...
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From NCCA Christian World Service (the aid and development agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia) NCCA Christian World Service (CWS) has launched appeals to provide support for the...
Washington, D.C., March 16, 2006 -- The National Council of Churches' Special Commission for the Just Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast said it was "deeply troubled" by the Federal Emergency Management...
NCC chief says there is 'no greater imperative' than ending the genocide in Darfur Washington, March 3, 2006 -- The world has "no higher priority, no greater imperative" than to end the genocide in...
Lott Aide Says: Rebuilding Efforts are a 'mess'; New chair of Democratic Caucus Meets With Commission Washington, D.C., January 31, 2006 -- As President Bush prepares to address the nation this...
The 300 delegates of the National Council of Churches USA's General Assembly today passed a motion to endorse the Special Commission for the Just Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, which was established...
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In India and Pakistan following the devastating earthquake on 9 October, massive rescue and relief operations are under way but there are immense difficulties because of broken and blocked roads and...
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2005 -- The General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA has urged caution on the issue of whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency should...
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2005 -- Leading non-governmental organizations in the United States, France and Great Britain are urging their countries to immediately sponsor a United Nations Security Council...
July 16, 2004, New York City -- The National Council of Churches USA joined with other non-governmental organizations today in a letter to the United Nations Security Council, urging that the Council...
Full Text of the Resolution Follows May 18, 2004, Chicago, Ill. - Urgent intervention to stop the killing in Sudan was the call of the National Council of Churches USA Executive Board in a resolution...
May 5, 2004, New York City -- The National Council of Churches USA is watching with growing sadness and indignation the devolution of the crisis in Iraq into increasing chaos. This chaos is marked by...
Medicine and medical supplies, school and health kits, clean water, nutritious food and a spirit-healing theater project are among ways that the multi-agency "All Our Children" (AOC) campaign is...