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Anglican Communion’s work on gender-based violence influences United Nations Human Rights Council

The Anglican Communion’s work on gender-based violence plays a role in informing the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

01 July 2024

Do you know that the Anglican Communion is active at the United Nations?

The Archbishop of Canterbury visits the UN to show how Anglican Churches are responding to conflict, climate change and migration.

19 September 2023

“Promises must be fulfilled” – governments urged to honour climate change commitments

At the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Anglicans will urge governments to fulfil their commitments on climate change.

06 June 2022

Anglican Communion welcomes UN call for peace in Ukraine

Chair of the Anglican Communion UN Reference Group, Archbishop Maimbo, has welcomed UN call for peace in the Ukraine.

07 March 2022

Anglican Church of Ceylon calls for urgent action from UN Human Rights Council

The Anglican Church of Ceylon, with the support of the Anglican Communion Office at the UN, calls on action from the Human Rights Council.

24 September 2021

Secretary General and other Christian leaders unite against “spiral of violence” in Colombia

International group of church leaders join forces in ecumenical effort to urge President Iván Duque Marquéz to end violence in Colombia.

20 May 2021

Anglican Church of Burundi and UNICEF mobilise young people for peace building efforts

The Anglican Church of Burundi, in collaboration with UNICEF, have conducted an intensive training course for young people in peace building and social cohesion.

20 April 2020

Mexican churches act together to support families in their campaign for missing relatives

The Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in Mexico have joined forces to support families who are campaigning for the return of some 60,000 missing people.

18 February 2020

Anglican Churches around the world add voices to 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence

Anglicans around the world have been adding their voices to the 16 days of activism against gender violence which ended this week.

12 December 2019

Alarm after Philippine government links churches with communist terror groups

Episcopal Church bishops in the Philippines have criticised their government for naming the National Council of Churches in the Philippines

13 November 2019