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5 November 2021 Anglican Communion COP26 Policy Brief presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

The Anglican Communion delegation has now arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, and is actively engaging in the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26. On Monday 1 November the delegation presented the Anglican Communion’s COP26 Policy Brief to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Mark Strange. They […]

25 October 2021 COP26 and the Anglican Communion

The world’s eyes will soon be focused on Glasgow, Scotland as world leaders gather for COP26, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Our accompanying piece sets out the particular importance of COP26 and how global faith leaders have been speaking into it. In this piece […]

20 October 2021 Faith leaders unite in call for urgent climate action informed by “the knowledge of science and the wisdom of religion” ahead of COP26

“We have inherited a garden: we must not leave a desert to our children.” Joint appeal by global faith leaders and scientists, 4th October 2021 It is now just a matter of days until world leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework […]

22 September 2021 Church of England Bishops join calls for emergency G7 meeting to tackle vaccine ‘hoarding’

The Church of England has issued the following press release: “The Bishops of the Church of England are backing calls for the leaders of the world’s richest countries to halt the “hoarding” of COVID-19 vaccines while billions of people around the world have yet to be jabbed. Members of the College of Bishops, which is […]

18 September 2021 Call to G7 nations to share surplus vaccines

Today the Anglican Alliance and the Anglican Health and Community Network call on G7 governments to convene urgently to address the issue of global vaccine inequity, including the hoarding and wastage of surplus Covid vaccines. At the Anglican Alliance we witness the appalling inequality which sees some richer nations getting strong vaccine coverage, while other, […]

9 September 2021 Equipping Anglicans for Successful Climate Negotiations at COP26 – Webinar Series

Amidst the ongoing tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic, the news cycle this year has been punctuated by stories of cataclysmic weather events. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods have devastated communities and environments across the world. The reality of climate change is inescapable. What is COP26 and why does it matter? This year is a critical […]

26 August 2021 The Resilience Paradox: The Role of Faith Actors in Addressing Climate Challenges and Vulnerabilities Faced by Small Island Developing States

“Small island states are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine when it comes to climate change” H.E. Dr Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States Anglicans are on the front line of the climate emergency, especially those living in Small […]

15 July 2021 Covid-19 in Africa: Concern grows over third wave of infections

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the pandemic situation in Africa could worsen, with a third wave of Covid-19 infections driven by new and faster spreading variants. Increasing numbers of countries are reporting the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant. Meanwhile less than 2% of the African population has been fully vaccinated, […]

30 June 2021 Surmonter l’hésitation face au vaccin contre la Covid-19. Partie 2 – contrer les fake news

L’Alliance Anglicane travaille actuellement sur deux dimensions du déploiement du vaccin Covid-19 : le plaidoyer pour un accès mondial équitable aux vaccins et le partage d’informations pour aider à surmonter l’hésitation à se faire vacciner. Dans la partie 1 de ces deux articles complémentaires sur la façon de surmonter l’hésitation à se faire vacciner, nous avons […]

Surmonter l’hésitation face au vaccin contre la Covid-19. Partie 1 – Répondre aux préoccupations et aux questions que l’on peut raisonnablement se poser

Un an après l’apparition de la pandémie, la Covid-19 continue d’avoir des effets dévastateurs dans le monde entier. La persistance du virus, les nouvelles vagues d’infection et l’émergence de variants signifient que des personnes dans le monde entier continuent de vivre avec la perte déchirante d’êtres chers, de liberté et de moyens de subsistance. Les […]