Category Archives: World issues

Experts praise Zambian death penalty amnesties

Posted on 24 July 2015 by Admin

Two UN human rights experts have welcomed a decision by Zambian President Edgar Lungu to commute the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life terms. The UN Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Pretoria University professor Christof Heyns, and on torture, … Continue reading →

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African faith-based organisations urge respect for region’s resources

Posted on 21 July 2015 by Admin

Speaking of the African Faith Leaders’ Statement on Financing for Development, issued following a side event at the 3rd United Nations Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, The Rev Nicta Lubaale, General Secretary of the Organisation of African … Continue reading →

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Why women peacemakers marched in Korea

Posted on 16 July 2015 by Admin

In this column, Mairead Maguire, peace activist from Northern Ireland and Nobel Peace Laureate 1976, explains why thirty women peacemakers from 15 countries made a historic crossing of the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea in May, and describes … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration — 60 years

Posted on 12 July 2015 by Admin

The 6th August 2015 will be the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. British Quakers are drawing attention to this date, and are planning an anti-war commemoration on that date. Local Meetings may want to think of activities they would … Continue reading →

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Growing links between the military and schools in the UK

Posted on 27 June 2015 by Admin

Questioning the creeping militarisation of schools, this short film from Quaker Peace & Social Witness brings together voices from education, the armed forces and public life. http://www.unseenmarch.org.uk/

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​​Global Arms Trade Treaty enters into force

Posted on 16 June 2015 by Admin

The UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), regulating the international trade in conventional arms The ATT is the first legally binding instrument to regulate global trade of conventional arms. It entered into force on 24 December 2014 and has currently 67 … Continue reading →

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Award-winning Mozambican Author Mia Couto’s Open Letter to Jacob Zuma on Xenophobia Crisis: “We Remember You in Maputo”

Posted on 20 April 2015 by Admin

Mozambican author Mia Couto has written an open letter to Jacob Zuma concerning the current xenophobic violence in South Africa. Couto received the prestigious 2014 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, becoming the first Mozambican author to be honoured with the … Continue reading →

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New QuakerSpeak video every Thursday

Posted on 7 April 2015 by Admin

QuakerSpeak is a US-based Quaker YouTube channel, a project of Friends Journal and is directed by Jon Watts, a Quaker filmmaker, blogger, and touring musician. Friends of all different backgrounds are interviewed and asked the core questions of our faith. … Continue reading →

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Australian Friends to move their investments from funds that damage the earth

Posted on 2 February 2015 by Admin

From The Friend (30-1-2015), 22 Jan 2015 | by Tara Craig Australian Friends demonstrating. | Photo: Lloyd Godman. Australian Friends are to move their investments from funds that damage the earth. More than 200 Australian Quakers, gathering in Melbourne for … Continue reading →

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Quaker UN Office launches on line consultation on food security

Posted on 2 February 2015 by Admin

The Quaker UN Office has launched an on-line consultation on food security. Please see the screen shot of the announcement from the The Friend (UK),below. (Click on the image to go to the link. If you choose to type the … Continue reading →

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