Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

Members of the Anglican-UN Representation in Geneva will be attending the Human Rights Commission - a major annual conference drawing together UN member states, national institutions, international organisations and NGOs/Civil Society - on behalf of the Anglican Observer at the United Nations.

Topics of vital interest to members of the Anglican Communion are on the agenda, including: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights; Rights of the Child; Indigenous People's Issues; Women and the Gender Perspective; Religious Freedom; the Right to Development; Racism

Those with an interest in the Commission can find out more on http://www.ohchr.org

Anglican women joined other participants in the 49th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) gathered at the United Nations Church Center for a screening of Ladies First, a film highlighting the new roles of Rwandan women in government, business, education and reconciliation.

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For the first two weeks in March, the Mothers' Union will be represented at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and will be involved in discussions with governments, other NGOs and women on the progress made in achieving gender equality worldwide.

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This morning during the annual meeting of the Advisory Council to the Anglican Observer at the United Nations (ACAOUN) we received the shocking news from Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal in Jerusalem about the aggressive entry into Saint George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, by Israeli Special Polices Forces.

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Set to visit an Episcopal parish known for feeding as many as 1,300 needy people daily, the Anglican Observer at the United Nations is scheduled to preach at 11am on Sunday, 29 August, at Holy Apostles Church near Madison Square Garden - site of the Republican National Convention (RNC) 30 August to 2 September.

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