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August 24, 2011

UN statement on Jonglei violence

Posted 5:58pm

Below is taken directly from Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan from the Sudan Tribune. (Juba, 24 August 2011): The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms. Lise Grande, has expressed her concern about the impact of renewed inter-communal violence on the civilian population in Jonglei State. Clashes… Read more »

June 27, 2011

Aid, Not War in Afghanistan: An Open Letter From Religious Leaders to President Obama

Posted 10:13pm

The Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Rev. Gradye Parsons, joined other religious leaders in sending an open letter to President Obama calling for “aid, not war, in Afghanistan.” The letter begins: As your target date to begin U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan approaches, we are compelled by the prophetic vision of just… Read more »