WACC and its General Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Karin Achtelstetter, have joined global faith-based organizations to endorse a statement that ending extreme poverty by 2030 is a “moral imperative” and that urgent action is needed to advance this...
The right to communicate with a gender perspective in the post 2015 development agenda, is part of a comprehensive approach that WACC and its regions are taking toward addressing the post-2015 SDGs.
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Faith leaders and development partners met September 24, 2015 at a High Level Event to discuss a framework for actions to end extreme poverty....
The Asia Society in New York on Sept. 24 is hosting the premiere of a documentary on female leaders that includes Sharon Bhagwan Rolls of Fiji-based femLINK Pacific, a WACC partner and community media initiative.
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WACC is a partner in the Syria Film Festival (SYFF), taking place for the first time in Toronto 13-15 November 2015.
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The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace – September 21 – is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. It aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society working together to strive for peace.
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Rev. Dr. Everett C. Parker passed away on 17 September 2015 at the age of 102.
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WACC is one of six organizations invited to partner with UNESCO in a seminar at the agency’s headquarters in Paris providing a platform for knowledge exchange and sharing of good practice to strengthen community media and pluralistic media institutions.
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On International Day of Democracy, WACC calls on members and partners to uphold freedom of the press and to create new spaces for civil society to amplify the voices of marginalized people.
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Lutheran communication directors and communication officers from the Nordic countries met in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-28 August 2015 to discuss the role of the church in civil society in a local, national and global context....
