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January 19, 2013

Refugees from Syria face further suffering if Jordan closes border

Preventing refugees from entering Jordan to escape the conflict in Syria would increase suffering and could lead to further bloodshed and abuses.
January 15, 2013

Children at risk as Mali conflict escalates, says World Vision

Aid agency World Vision is warning of severe humanitarian consequences if steps are not taken to guarantee the security of children in war-torn Mali.
November 28, 2012

Religious leaders warn of mass suffering in Sudan

Religious leaders have warned of mass suffering in Sudan’s so-called ‘Two Areas’, as bombardment intensifies and civilians become targets.
November 4, 2012

Eat Thai, talk Turkish, think Armenian: an encounter

Describing another personal Armenian-Turkish encounter, Dr Harry Hagopian feels that "it is important for us Armenians nearing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 2015 to start distinguishing ordinary Turkish men and women from Turkish officialdom or many of its politicised institutions let alone from Turkey and Azerbaijan."
October 6, 2012

Major conference planned to tackle internal church conflict

A national ‘Faith in Conflict’ conference due to be held in Coventry next year will seek to improve the way churches deal with internal conflict.
August 23, 2012

Can conflict be a positive force for change?

When we see all conflict as automatically and only ‘bad’ do we miss the opportunity for change arising from facing the other?
August 8, 2012

Satellite images from Syria reveal hundreds of shell craters in Aleppo

Both sides fighting in Aleppo may be held criminally accountable for their failures to protect the civilian population, says Amnesty International
April 19, 2012

Church bodies concerned over escalating Sudan conflict

Two international church bodies have called for an immediate ceasefire in the renewed fighting between Sudan and South Sudan.
April 15, 2012

Seeking truth: the blunderbuss and the still small voice

It gets harder by the day to hear the still small voice. There is a stridency in our culture which makes dialogue, the resolution of conflict or even simple understanding increasingly difficult.
April 26, 2011

Pope urges compassion for conflict refugees

Pope Benedict has called for an end to violence in Libya and the Ivory Coast and has prayed for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.