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May 27, 2015

Learn more about Western Sahara

Posted 8:54pm

by Nathan Jumper Basic Facts Western Sahara is formally listed by the United Nations as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory.” This means that it possesses neither independence nor formal incorporation in another country. Located on the Northwestern coast of Africa, South of Morocco and North of Mauritania, Western Sahara is comprised of a population estimated at 550,000,… Read more »

May 26, 2015

International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Posted 4:16pm

From the United Nations: The UN General Assembly, by its resolution 60/119 of 8 December 2005, requested the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories. In the UN Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a Territory “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government”. In 1946, several UN… Read more »

May 6, 2014

ACSWP at 221st GA (2014)

Posted 11:57am

Our colleagues in the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy will bring the following items to the 221st General Assembly (2014). Risking Peace in a Violent World: This is a set of 5 affirmations for debate and voting in presbyteries, the second stage of a six year discernment process initiated by the General Assembly in… Read more »

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