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Anglican emergency appeals launched as Fiji struck by the massive Tropical Cyclone Yasa
On the night of 17 December 2020 Tropical Cyclone Yasa stormed across Fiji. This category 5 cyclone brought devastating winds, with gusts reaching up to 350km/h and waves surging up to 12m. The Government of Fiji has declared a state of emergency, while 23,000 Fijians...
World Health Organization briefs the Anglican Communion on the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine development
Dr Sylvie Briand, Director of Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness at the World Health Organization, briefed health professionals, church leaders and members of the Anglican Health & Community Network and Anglican Alliance on the current state of the Covid-19...
Reflecting on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement
Five years ago, in December 2015, the world held its breath. Would the nations of the world finally come together and agree a climate deal in Paris? Or would the negotiations fall apart, as they had, so crushingly and disappointingly, at Copenhagen in 2009? The Paris...
The Anglican Alliance launches its report: “Building Hope Together – Anglican Communion Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic”
Churches in every part of the Anglican Communion have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic but are responding with courage and compassion. The Anglican Alliance’s new report, Building Hope Together, is an overview of how churches remain a committed, loving and...
Advent Hope in the Midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
"The suffering and anxiety caused by Covid-19 and its control measures are immense – and yet, as we come into this Advent season, the Anglican Alliance continues to hear from across the Anglican Communion of churches sustaining hope in their support to the most...
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Today, the Anglican Alliance is marking the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The annual commemoration focuses on the ongoing injustices of modern slavery and efforts across the world to fight it, while reminding us of the evils of historic slavery which...
Voces indígenas proféticas sobre la crisis planetaria
A lo largo del Adviento, la Red Indígena Anglicana y la Red Ambiental de la Comunión Anglicana están ofreciendo una serie de seminarios semanales en la web, trayendo perspectivas de las comunidades indígenas de toda la Comunión sobre la emergencia ambiental...
Vozes indígenas proféticas sobre a crise planetária
Durante todo o Advento, a Rede Indígena Anglicana e a Rede Ambiental da Comunhão Anglicana estarão oferecendo uma série de webinars semanais, trazendo perspectivas das comunidades indígenas em toda a Comunhão sobre a emergência ambiental planetária. As contribuições...
“Prophetic Indigenous Voices on the Planetary Crisis” Advent webinars
Throughout Advent, the Anglican Indigenous Network and Anglican Communion Environmental Network are offering a series of four weekly webinars, bringing perspectives from Indigenous communities across the Communion on the planetary environmental emergency....
Engaging with gender justice – webinar series for the 16 days of activism to end gender violence
“Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today [and] remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.” So writes the United Nations on why...
Anglican leaders amongst signatories of new Declaration of Humanity condemning sexual violence as a tactic of conflict
The Anglican Alliance was among the signatories of a Declaration of Humanity, launched today, calling for the prevention of sexual violence in conflict and denouncing the stigma faced by survivors, including children born of sexual violence. Other signatories from the...
Safe Migration into the Gulf – consultation report launch
Today, the Anglican Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its report, Safe Migration into the Gulf. The report documents the consultation held earlier this year in Dubai and provides a rich source of information, case studies and reflections from the region...
