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June 11, 2019

UN condemns attacks on civlians in Afghanistan

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has said it remains troubled that civilians are being killed in high numbers and that it has found that during the holy month of Ramadan, anti-Government elements “deliberately and knowingly targeted civilians.”
May 28, 2019

Aid agency calls for end to killing of Colombian community leaders crucial to peace process

As the number of Colombian community leaders killed and threatened reaches unprecedented levels, UK aid agency CAFOD is calling for more protection for these leaders, who are crucial to the country’s peace process.
March 13, 2019

Myanmar's new land law 'could have disastrous impact on ethnic minorities'

The law affects traditional communities who have passed down land for generations, and revenues from resource extraction are going to the army and its allies.
March 13, 2019

‘The Deal of the Century’: Peace Plan or sinking the last lingering hopes for peace?

I came across the following startling tweet on 2 March 2019.
January 29, 2019

Christian and Muslim NGOs call for prayer for world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ in Yemen

Leaders of faith-based international development agencies have united to call on churches and mosques to pray for the desperate humanitarian situation in Yemen this week.
December 13, 2018

Truce agreed over key Yemeni port city of Hudaydah

The announcement of a ceasefire between Yemen’s warring parties in and around the key port of Hudaydah, was hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres today as a deal which would improve the lives of millions of people.
November 26, 2018

Respect for human rights vital for peace in Colombia, says Christian Aid

Peace is by no means guaranteed and will require sustained and ongoing effort, says Christian Aid.
June 22, 2018

Christian Aid calls on new President of Colombia to implement peace agreement

Christian Aid is concerned changes may be made to a peace agreement signed in 2016.
June 17, 2018

Colombia 'at a cross-road' as second round of voting begins

If an opponent of the peace agreement is elected, Colombia could find itself dealing with a new spiral of violence, says CAFOD.
April 30, 2018

Role of churches in Columbia’s peace process raised at Global Christian Forum gathering

A leader in Colombia’s administration in Bogota at the third Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) has praised the Christian community and religious groups for the role they have paid in the South American country’s peace process.