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July 2, 2020

Early this week we received news of the death of Reverend Sir Samson Lowa, former Moderator of our partner, the United Church in Papua New Guinea (UCPNG). Rev Lowa will be remembered as a great Pacific leader and peacemaker who saved a church, championed ecumenical [Read More]

I thought I would be so happy! (blog)

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Blogs

June 26, 2020

Brooklyn Distephano blogs on life as a student in Ambon during COVID-19. Brooklyn is a 17-year-old Ambonese high school student and UnitingWorld Peace Workshop participant. The COVID-19 pandemic first spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020 when a dance instructor and her mother were infected by a Japanese [Read More]

COVID-19 Update: The pandemic is accelerating

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News

June 25, 2020

. UnitingWorld National Director Dr Sureka Goringe gives an update on COVID-19 and appeals for support. Right now, your gift has a bigger impact because it will be combined with Australian Aid funding (find out how). Please donate before June 30. DONATE NOW (click here [Read More]

Cartoons to fight COVID-19

by UnitingWorld

News, Project Updates, Women's Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation (Bali, Indonesia)

June 23, 2020

Our partners in Bali have been finding innovative ways for children to stay safe, connected and spreading important information about COVID-19. As part of safety lockdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the Bali provincial government recommended all school children study at home. [Read More]

Roundtable on Australia’s relationships with the Pacific

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News

June 22, 2020

The Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has begun a series of roundtable public hearings to inform the inquiry into strengthening Australia's relationships with the Pacific Islands. The Sub-Committee was asked to inquire into how [Read More]

Inquiry into strengthening Australia-Pacific relationships

by UnitingWorld

Uncategorized

June 16, 2020

In February 2020, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne requested the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade - Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee to inquire into strengthening Australia’s relationships with countries in the Pacific region. UnitingWorld made a [Read More]

Christ is with us in this crisis

by Sureka Goringe

Blogs

June 16, 2020

Disaster and crisis are a part of life for us here at UnitingWorld. Each year, at least one of our partners is swamped by the impact of a cyclone, storm, war or famine. We mobilise, we strategise, we fundraise, we act. We’re good at it. [Read More]

Choosing Peace for Ambon and the World

by UnitingWorld

Blogs, Project Updates, Women's Empowerment and Peace Building (Maluku, Indonesia)

June 16, 2020

A reflection by Brooklyn Distephano, 17-year-old Ambonese student and UnitingWorld Peace Workshop participant. In 1999 Ambon suddenly became a war zone. A conflict between religions caused over five thousand people to lose their lives and half a million to lose their homes. Many children and [Read More]

Quarter 2 Update 2020 | We were made for times like these

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News

June 15, 2020

(Editorial from our Update Newsletter:) It’s 260 AD and across the Roman Empire, as many as one in four people are dying from plague. Bodies are left to rot in the streets and civic life grinds to a halt as people abandon the sick and [Read More]

Pray for the crisis in South Sudan

by UnitingWorld

News, Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing (South Sudan), Project Updates

June 10, 2020

As South Sudan emerges from seven years of brutal civil war, COVID-19 is creating new threats to peace. Our partners have asked us to pray in solidarity and keep holding onto hope. Earlier this year, the struggle for peace in South Sudan took a significant [Read More]

A servant leader who championed church partnership

I thought I would be so happy! (blog)

COVID-19 Update: The pandemic is accelerating

Cartoons to fight COVID-19

Roundtable on Australia’s relationships with the Pacific

Inquiry into strengthening Australia-Pacific relationships

Christ is with us in this crisis

Choosing Peace for Ambon and the World

Quarter 2 Update 2020 | We were made for times like these

Pray for the crisis in South Sudan

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