A Newsletter of the Ecumenical Network of churches in solidarity with people compelled by sever political, economic and social conditions to leave their land and culture. |
Uprooted People provides coverage of information and action relating to refugees, migrants and internally displaced people. It is published every three months by the International Affairs, Peace & Human Security team of the World Council of Churches. Since 1998, the newsletter has been published on the web. The following back issues are available:
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Uprooted people are those who are forced to leave their communities: those who flee because of persecution and war, those who are forcibly discplaced because of environmental devastation and those who are compelled to seek sustenance in a city or abroad because they cannot survive at home... World Council of Churches policy statement, 1995.
- Issue 21 june 2003
- Issue 20 october 2002
- Issue 19 may 2002
- Issue 18 february 2002
- Issue 17 november 2001
- Issue 16 september 2001
- Issue 15 june 2001
- Issue 14 february 2001
- Issue 13 december 2000
- Issue 12 september 2000
- Issue 11 june 2000
- Issue 10 february 2000
- Issue 9 october 1999
- Issue 8 july 1999
- Issue 7 february 1999
- Issue 6 december 1998 with supplement
Articles may be freely reproduced providing that acknowledgement is made to Uprooted People, a publication of the International Affairs, Peace & Human Security team, World Council of Churches. Questions, concerns, suggestion, etc. may be forwarded directly to Elizabeth Ferris, editor.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) serves as the global forum for over 330 national Protestant and Orthodox member churches in over 100 countries. The Roman Catholic Church is not a member, though it works cooperatively with WCC. |
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