Presbyterian Mission Agency António Guterres Archives

International Peacemaker from Rwanda to discuss her country’s history

Posted April 26th, 2022

An International Peacemaker from Rwanda will visit the United States this fall to share how the country has evolved since the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994.

Global partners grateful that the PC(USA) is standing in solidarity against Russian invasion

Posted March 2nd, 2022

LOUISVILLE — The Russian people are demonstrating in the streets against their president’s order to invade Ukraine, knowing the consequences will be dire. Switzerland is neutral no more. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pleaded “The fighting in Ukraine must stop. Enough is enough.”

Presbyterians looking forward to gender equality event

Posted February 7th, 2022

Presbyterians are gearing up to participate in the 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, an annual gathering that will focus on empowering women and girls and protecting the planet.

Join ‘Act for Creation. Act for Justice’ call-In day for congressional climate action

Posted August 24th, 2021

The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is encouraging the public to take part in a national day of advocacy designed to get members of Congress to take action on climate change.

Panel to explore obstacles and triumphs of women in PC(USA)

Posted March 18th, 2021

A panel discussion on women’s leadership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday as a complement to the 65th annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65).

UN Ministry engages in virtual General Assembly, says a farewell

Posted September 30th, 2020

This is a time of year the staff at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations usually gears up for the annual UN General Assembly, which brings a bevy of world leaders to the UN’s New York headquarters for headline-making speeches and sets the stage for potentially world-changing meetings.

Presbyterian delegates hear directly from UN Secretary-General at town hall

Posted March 14th, 2019

Their amazement at the Secretary-General of the United Nations’ openness to questions from the crowd was second only to their amazement that they got in.