June 11, 2012
Posts Tagged: cote d’ivoire
May 23, 2012
Red Hands continue their work
April 14, 2011
Skyping the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations
This evening brought a milestone on my technological journey. I had Skyped before . . . in fact there were several Skype conversations today alone. But at about 8:20 Eastern time, as had been carefully prearranged, my Skype came to…
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March 19, 2011
What do we do?
We ansered that question on Friday for a group from First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, Indiana. At the end of a long day, at the end of a long week, the group arrived at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United…
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March 12, 2011
Advocacy resources on Libya and Côte d’Ivoire
Reports from Libya and Côte d’Ivoire tell of violence and displacement. Ecumenical Women at the United Nations — an international coalition of church denominations and ecumenical organizations, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — has developed tools to encourage women and…
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March 12, 2011
Statement by President Barack Obama on the Violence in Cote d’Ivoire
From the Office of the Press Secretary, the White House I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence against unarmed civilians in Cote d’Ivoire. I am particularly appalled by the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians during peaceful rallies, many of them women,…
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March 11, 2011
From the UN News Centre – 10 March 2011
Here are some of the top stories on the United Nations News Centre on 10 March 2011: Somalia: Security Council calls on world to step up supplies for African peace force UN rights chief denounces violence against journalists by Libyan…
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January 15, 2011
Côte d’Ivoire update
Security Council Report has published an Update Report on Côte d’Ivoire The Council is expected to adopt a resolution in the coming days to approve troop reinforcement for the peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to enable the mission to…
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August 6, 2010
What happened to all those red hands?
The first batch of red hands and letters has been delivered. Over 800 red hands were created by participants in the Presbyterian Youth Triennium, They had the simple message: children should be children, not soldiers. Participants wrote some 200 letters…
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