“For Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity” - #WCC publishes its Annual Review 2023

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World military expenditure, driven by Russia’s🇷🇺 full-scale invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦 and heightened geopolitical tensions, rose by 6.8% to $2443 billion in 2023, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI.

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In more detail #militaryspending

The global spend. If it was spent on water, food and justice, the world might be closer to peace. #Military Spending.

Where the money goes...

World Council of Churches does not agree to XXV WRCC's Decree - Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/world/news/…

While bombs are landing in Gaza, settler violence has doubled in #WestBank since October 7. DCA is signatory to statement by the Association of International Development Agencies #AIDA calling on the int'l community to urge Israel to end settler violence danchurchaid.org/palestine-dca-…

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We are called to be peacemakers... Thanks #WCC

Today we learned that an Israeli military court has placed Palestinian Christian young woman Layan Nasir, who was arrested last week, in administrative detention for four months (renewable). No charges have been presented. Layan is just one of thousands of Palestinians who are in

News just in: Layan Nasir’s lawyer informed us that she will be held in Administrative Detention for four months. No charges have been presented. I commend the Guardian article for good back ground info. It is outrageous and intolerable. Also sign petition
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Joanna Kidman NZ should not have armed forces ... 'Given New Zealand’s comparatively limited resources, it simply makes no sense to continue to spend billions on combat equipment and military activities every year' More useful things #NZ could do👉facebook.com/PeaceMovementA… #BudgetForPeace

Shocking!

'We must do more.'

Great to have this data from New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade - We would welcome the inclusion of the annual aid expenditure compared with GNI (Gross National Income). Terence Wood makes this and other very useful observations - thank you.

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🌍🕊️ The #WorldCouncilofChurches (WCC) has published online new materials related to the 2024 WCC-EAPPI #EasterInitiative : “ #Outofthedarkness – Easter solidarity with the Holy Land.

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#Peace #Justice #Hope #Palestine #Israel

CWS joins #WCC in offering our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the aid workers killed in this attack and all others in #Gaza . The war must end.

'[This] demonstrates that no where is safe in #Gaza . There is no such place as a safe zone.'

Christian Aid’s William Bell earlier today on LBC News, on the news seven more aid workers killed were in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

#CeasefireNOW

Time to invest in climate adaptation before the costs rise exponentially and people are in very real danger.