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Worship and background material for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019 has been prepared by Christians from Indonesia. With a population of 265 million, 86% of whom are reckoned to be Muslim, Indonesia is well known as having the largest Muslim population of any country. However, about 10% of Indonesians are Christian from various traditions. In terms of both population and the vast extension of the country Indonesia is the biggest nation in South East Asia.
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XI. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
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Sustainable Development and the Future of Work in the Context of the Jubilee of Mercy
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Speech delivered by the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in a global seminar in Rome organized by the International Labour Organization, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Caritas Internationalis.
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Statement ahead of COP17 in Durban 2011
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Ahead of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, 28 November - 10 December 2011 (UNFCCC COP17), the WCC general secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse-Tveit, reiterates the WCC call for climate justice.
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Statement on Iraq
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Statement on Gaza
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Expressing grave concern over the escalation of military operations in Gaza, the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza.
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Statement on agreement between Colombian government and FARC
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Statement by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on the announcement of an agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC revolutionary force .
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Statement calling for an end to foreign military interventions in Syria
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WCC statement calling for an end to foreign military interventions in Syria
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Statement on events at Ben Gurion International Airport, 29 April-2 May 2016
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After traveling to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv for a climate justice meeting, WCC staff and partners were detained or deported in a manner that WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit terms both unprecedented and intolerable.
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Sheena Duncan
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Condolence message by WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit
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Negotiations should end the conflict and bring political transition in Syria
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Negotiations should end the conflict and bring political transition in Syria, urged the World Council of Churches and Pax Christi International in a joint statement issued 15 March.
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Joint declarations, statements and reflections
