In the 1850s, native people living in the western United States signed “peace” treaties with the U.S. Government in exchange for land; land that was to provide a safe homeland and economic opportunities
Twenty women from countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Uganda and India are visiting the Anglican United Nations Office (AUNO) next month to engage with the UN’s 56th Commission on the Status of Women, which this year has ‘empowerment of rural women’ as its priority theme.
A statement from the Anglican Observer at the UN, Ms Helen Grace Wangusa, at the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.
Anglicans from across the world have contributed to a report to the United Nations about church-supported projects that are working to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
Some 35 members of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 - 20 March, 2010. Representing over 20 countries and all the world’s continents, participants will learn more about making their voices heard within the UN system in Geneva. In parallel, they will be introduced to UN policies and programmes to inform their own work on peace and justice worldwide.
Thousands of women from around the world, including more than 90 representing the Anglican Communion, will gather in New York March 1-12 for the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women to undertake a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
This year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was focused on the priority theme: the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS.
Archbishop of York, U2’s Bono, Queen Rania of Jordan and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, join the “Class of 2015” during special session of the UN
The Archbishop of York launched the "Education For All" initiative during a session of the UN's emergency summit on Millennium Development Goals yesterday.
Date of Event: September 25, 2008. St John the Divine Cathedral, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York USA. Anglican Act of Witness in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Let me say first of all that I am privileged and I am humbled to be at a conference of so many men and women fro whom I have got the utmost respect, the greatest admiration, and the highest affection.
And a very, very warm welcome to Lambeth Palace. I’m delighted that we’re able to welcome you to our modest home here. Particularly delighted by the solidarity that has been shown in this morning’s walk, which I think has been a memorable experience. And like all of you I’m sure, I’m very, very grateful for those from other Christian Churches and other faith communities who have so generously joined us this morning to witness together.
A significant number of women gathered from across the Anglican Communion to provide input to the annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, meet with other NGOs, and meet amongst themselves. What better occasion than to join our concerns for improving the lives of women and children
As we are about to enter Advent, it is good time to sum up the challenges and achievements of the office of the Anglican Observer at the UN in 2007 and an appropriate time to share with you our plans for the upcoming year 2008. The arrival of Hellen Wangusa, the new Anglican Observer at the UN opened a new chapter in the history of this office.
A Cathedral where people can come to be voluntarily tested for HIV, hospitals offering antiretroviral therapy, home-based care to help with adherence to medication regimes, youth groups offering support and prevention education, palliative care and practical help to those living with HIV. These are all part of the Anglican response to HIV & AIDS which is described in a new report.
Mrs Hellen Grace Wangusa, the United Nations Africa Co-ordinator of the Millennium Development Goals, has accepted the call to be the next Anglican UN Observer. The Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, in consultation with the Archbishop of Canterbury, announced the appointment of Mrs Wangusa today in London
Writing to the Heads of Churches in the Lebanon, Dr Williams said 'I have been alarmed at the spiral of violence, the vicious circle of attack and retaliation, that has developed over the last few days. My prayers and sympathy are with the principal victims, the innocent civilians on both sides of the border, who now live in terror and are powerless to prevent the collective suffering at the hands of Hizballah and the Israeli military
The post of Anglican Observer at the United Nations will shortly become vacant with the retirement of the current post holder, Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, in June. A tribute to the Archdeacon will appear in the next issue of Anglican Episcopal World and she was honoured with the Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury during the recent meeting of the Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates.
Greetings from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) Delegates to the 50th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). We would like to acknowledge the great advances and achievements over the last year especially the unanimous approval of ACC Resolution 13-31 by the Anglican Consultative Council in Nottingham
More than 100 delegates to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) from the Episcopal Church and 36 other provinces throughout the Anglican Communion gathered February 24 to begin two weeks of focused attention on issues that face women around the world
With the soon-to-be released DVD 'Shall We Gather: Anglican Women Together,' Anglican women have taken another step toward making their voices heard loud and clear.The DVD documents the 2005 gathering of the Anglican Communion's delegates to the 49th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Ecumenical Women 2000 is a coalition of Christian denominations and ecumenical organizations at the United Nations focusing on the global intersections of religions, human rights and gender. As a delegation of seventy-five women of faith representing all regions of the world, we unequivocally support the Political Declaration
The unity of the Anglican Communion was positively demonstrated when 41 women from 27 provinces gathered as the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) delegation to the 49th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) meeting in New York 28 February- 11 March, 2005
Eighty-one Anglican women gather in New York City beginning February 24 for two weeks of meetings and lobbying in support of the Anglican Observer to the United Nations during the 49th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)
A photo gallery from the fund-raising dinner for the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, held 18 June 2004, in Greenwich, Connecticut, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, and several hundred supporters of this crucial Anglican Communion work
The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) delegation to the 48th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting in New York, 1-12 March, 2004 examined two themes from the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, “Men and boys in gender equity” and “Women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, management, resolution and post-conflict peace building."
A team representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed concern about a lack of provisions for the proposed Global Fund for AIDS.
Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, 55, has been appointed the new Anglican Observer at the United Nations. She succeeds Bishop Herbert Donovan who has served as the Interim Observer.
"The Anglican Church through the Anglican Consultative Council and the Peace and Justice Network can and should be major participants in the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance," said the Rt Rev Herbert Donovan, the Interim Anglican Observer.
With his employers looking at a budget crisis in the next few days, the Anglican Observer at the United Nations used a hi-tech multi-media presentation to back his impassioned plea to support his ministry among the world's diplomats. The U.N. representative is responsible to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council through the Secretary General. Bishop James Ottley, who gives the Anglican Communion a voice at the UN, alternated between smooth diplomacy and inspired preaching to get his message across to members of the Anglican Consultative Council here Sunday night
