Anglican Communion News Service - ACO - UN

Anglicans to meet in Geneva to promote peace and justice

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:03:00 GMT

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... [More]

Anglican women gather in New York for 54th annual UNCSW

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:27:00 GMT

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 impleme... [More]

A Statement from Anglican Delegates to the 53rd Session of the UNCSW

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:30:00 GMT

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.

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Gordon Brown speech to the Walk for Witness rally 24 July

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:00 GMT

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.

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Keep the Promise

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:46:00 GMT

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 mem... [More]

Anglican Observer at the UN: a Year in Review

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:23:00 GMT

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 Hel... [More]

Anglicans Working Together on AIDS

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:08:00 GMT

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... [More]

Ugandan Woman appointed Anglican Communion Observer at the United Nations

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:44:00 GMT

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 consultati... [More]

The Archbishop of Canterbury condemns the escalating violence in the Middle East

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:01:00 GMT

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 ... [More]

New Observer at the UN Sought for Important Global Role

Tue, 30 May 2006 13:32:00 GMT

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 ... [More]

Closing Statement of the ACC Delegation to the 50th Session of the UNCSW (2006)

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:08:00 GMT

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 u... [More]

Anglican delegates prepare for 50th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:41:00 GMT

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 fac... [More]

Anglican women's DVD promotes gender balance, equality in Communion and world

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:24:00 GMT

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... [More]

Statement of the Ecumenical Women 2000 Coalition

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:36:00 GMT

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... [More]

ACC's delegation to the 49th Session of the UNCSW (2005)

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:35:00 GMT

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... [More]