In Tahiti, an ecumenical delegation was told about the need for re-inscription of French Polynesia (Maohi Nui) on the United Nations list of countries to be decolonized. The delegates discussed various pressing concerns while meeting with the local church leaders, civil society organizations and President Oscar Manutahi Temaru during their visit to French Polynesia from 26 April to 1 May.

On the European Day of Solidarity Between Generations, Eurodiaconia calls on governments to recognise the importance of investment in projects and services that build understanding, cooperation and mutual support between generations.

In the context of the closing conference of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and following the EPSCO Council conclusions on Healthy Ageing across the Lifecycle, Eurodiaconia calls on the Commission and Member States to keep the participation and dignity of older people high on the agenda. As the conclusions from the EY2012 are drawn and [...]

A Church of Scotland partner church has had its property seized by the Romanian government. The Romanian government has been successful in their attempts to take back a High School in Sepsiszentgyörgy, owned by the Hungarian-speaking Reformed Church, which is a partner of the Church of Scotland. Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Convener of the Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Council, [...]

Supported by ECRL, a working group of religious leaders in Kyrgyzstan is about to formalise as a national inter-religious council. The working group last week co-hosted a roundtable on the culture of dialogue, and distributed sewing machines to widows and vulnerable women in a joint action of solidarity. ECRL has since the beginning of 2011 supported a process that now [...]

Council Meeting an Expression of Solidarity with Colombian Church (LWI) – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has called on LWF member churches to be a voice for justice, peace and reconciliation in a world where extremism and armed conflict are growing. Addressing the LWF Council today at the beginning of its 15-20 June [...]

Following the earthquake that for the second time has hit the provinces of Emilia, Northern Italy, the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI) expressed its solidarity and closeness to the people so seriously damaged and in particular to the families who have lost their relatives. Pastor Massimo Aquilante, FCEI’s president, declared: “FCEI opens a subscription to support specific projects [...]

On the first anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan, the World Council of Churches (WCC) issued a statement expressing solidarity with the victims and encouraging governments to take concrete steps to avoid such tragedies in future. The powerful Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March last year crippled the nuclear power station at Fukushima exposing people in the [...]

CC/CEBImagery.com Members of the House of Lords are to join with up to 20,000 people and spend a week eating and drinking on £1 a day as an act of solidarity with those living below the poverty line around the world. The Bishop of Oxford joined fellow peers at the launch of Live Below the Line in the House of [...]

epnn_brussels – Last week the European Commission and the Danish EU-Presidency launched the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in Copenhagen. To remember: EY2011 was on volunteering and EY2010 on poverty and social exclusion. In his keynote speech the European Commissioner, Laszlo Andor, underlined that this European Year comes at the right time: The demographic change is [...]