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West African church leaders urge governments to tackle climate change, poverty, peace issues
15 Jul 2009 18:19:00 GMT
 Source: Church World Service
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Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, after the meeting with the ecumenical delegation sent by the Monrovia Consultation on Climate change, Peace and Human Rights.
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Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, after the meeting with the ecumenical delegation sent by the Monrovia Consultation on Climate change, Peace and Human Rights.
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July 15, 2009

Following a week-long conference in Monrovia, Liberia, West African church leaders have called on African governments and the international community to aggressively respond to issues that contribute to poverty and unrest on the continent.

The final report from the June 15-20, 2009 gathering, underscores the need for "urgent action" around food security, climate change, peace, human rights and a number of other issues posing challenges for the West Africa region. The report also affirmed the faith community's responsibility to work with governments and organizations to find solutions to these problems.

Sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA) and the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the conference included church leaders, experts and other representatives from the AACC, the World Council of Churches, and the German Church Development Service.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf opened the conference at First United Methodist Church in Monrovia and Church World Service Executive Director John McCullough presented the keynote address.

Media Contact: Lesley Crosson, 212-870-2676 lcrosson@churchworldservice.org




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