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Resource book seeks common ground for media and disaster managers

10 Jan 2008

Just over a year ago WACC’s journal Media Development took the theme ’Communication and disaster’. One of the contrib...

Argentina prioritizes education for peace

9 Jan 2008

A book written by Marcelo Rezende, keynote speaker at WACC’s Congress 2008, has been placed on the curriculum of nati...

Edwin Robertson dies aged 95

11 Dec 2007

London, United Kingdom - Edwin Robertson (b. 1912), who has died in London (United Kingdom) of bronchial pneumonia, was Executive Director of the World Association for Christian Broadcasting (WACB) from 1964 to 1968. WACB was one of the groups o...

No human rights without communication rights, says global communicators’ organization

9 Dec 2007

Toronto, Canada - In a statement released to mark Human Rights Day 2007 (December 10) a global communication advocacy organization is calling on governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to recognize and strengthen commu...

Stop discriminating against people with HIV, US government told

6 Dec 2007

By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC Geneva, Switzerland - A global network of churches has issued a letter to the government of the United States of America asking for the abolition of a proposal to impose special...

Africa media criticized for stereotyping women

6 Dec 2007

By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC Nairobi, Kenya - Gender and media experts meeting in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, 3-5 December have released a declaration criticizing media in Africa for gross gender imbalances an...

Christian communication rights group calls for public role for HIV+ people in churches

30 Nov 2007

Toronto, Canada - The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is calling on its members and partners to encourage their faith communities and their local media to make visible the contributions of people living with HIV and AIDS in...

Protecting children from violence

19 Nov 2007

A nation-wide campaign to raise public awareness on the issue of child abuse and on the need for implementing measures that protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect will be launched in Lebanon, today 19 November, on the occasion...

Churches called to engage in debate on Canada’s role in Afghanistan

17 Nov 2007

By Kristine Greenaway, WACC Programme Manager, Congress 2008 A prominent ecumenical peace advocate says churches should join in public debate on appropriate use of force by the international community to protect people whose governments "...

No peace without nuclear disarmament

10 Nov 2007

By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager Toronto, Canada - A senior official with the World Council of Churches has expressed concern over the deafening silence about nuclear disarmament....