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Oct 2, 2008
The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing - making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians or improving the prospects for peace - according to a new report by leading humanitarian …
Tagged: world news, israël, palestinian, peace and justice, news brief, quartet, peace and war
Oct 2, 2008
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos, seen by many of the world's Orthodox Christians as their spiritual leader, has said he backs the bid by Turkey to join the European Union if the Muslim-majority nation meets human …
Tagged: european union, world news, turkey, news brief, economy and politics, orthodox, bartholemeos
Oct 2, 2008
The current global financial crisis is not a counsel of despair, says Patrick Hynes. It is an opportunity to review our priorities and invest practically for change through agencies like Oikocredit.
Tagged: features, finance, economy, news brief, globalisation and development, economy and politics, ethical investment, global poverty, credit crunch, oikocredit
Oct 2, 2008
Amidst rapid social and political changes in Eastern and Central Europe, leading representatives of theological institutions in the region gathered in Romania recently to seek more mutual cooperation and development.
Tagged: world news, eastern europe, news brief, wcc, world council of churches, education and culture, theological education
Oct 2, 2008
The global financial crisis should not derail progress on fighting poverty worldwide, religious leaders have said, adding that the current financial market turmoil makes attempts to tackle deprivation all the more …
Tagged: world news, news brief, globalisation and development, global poverty, credit crunch