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August
6 articles found for August, 2000.
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Participants in a meeting of the preparatory
committee for the UN Special Session on Children
documented successes achieved in the decade since
the 1990 World Summit on Children. But the group
recognized that the world has fallen short of the
goals set by that summit.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2000
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Bishop Isaías Gutiérrez, episcopal leader of the
Methodist Church in Colombia addressed staff of
the GBGM on August 28, 2000. Having traveled to
the U.S. to participate in a United Nations
Conference on the Millennium World Peace Summit
of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, Bishop
Gutiérrez gave an update on progress of the
Methodist Church in Colombia, and work of CIEMAL.
Date posted:Aug 30, 2000
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A year after the people of East Timor voted for
independence from Indonesia, some of the ground
work for a democratic government has been laid,
and promising signs indicate the economic
viability of this budding nation. But fears of
violence from militias who opposed independence
have not diminished.
Date posted:Aug 30, 2000
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One of the fastest growing areas of mission
service in The United Methodist Church is that of
persons who volunteer for short-term service both
in this country and abroad. They offer skills
ranging from medical to construction and from
teaching to agricultural; they serve in numerous
capacities. Much of the work they perform is
coordinated through the grassroots Volunteers in
Mission movement and resourced by the Mission
Volunteers Program Area of the General Board of
Global Ministries.
Date posted:Aug 29, 2000
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"Therefore be it resolved, that The United
Methodist Church officially support efforts to end
slavery." These words are part of a resolution
passed by the 2000 General Conference condemning
the institution of slavery.
Date posted:Aug 21, 2000
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A proliferation of machine guns, rifles, grenades,
pistols and other small arms is reportedly causing
the death and displacement of many innocent
civilians on the African continent.
Date posted:Aug 21, 2000
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