Over 150 organizations and social movements in Brazil made a public statement to denounce Bolsonaro’s calls for public demonstrations against the Brazilian National Congress and the Supreme Court, which violate constitutional principles. The ACT Forum Brazil joined the call, as well its ACT members. Find the statement below: “The Rule of Law is conducive to […]
“In 10 years, we have grown to become the world’s largest Protestant and Orthodox network working on humanitarian assistance, development and advocacy,” said Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, General Secretary of ACT Alliance, at an event to celebrate ACT’s 10th anniversary in Geneva on February 27, 2020. ACT has grown to be an alliance of over […]
Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary since it was officially launched on January 1, 2010 as the ecumenical family’s agency for humanitarian relief, sustainable development and advocacy. Together, we have responded to humanitarian disasters ranging from the Haiti earthquake, to the protracted crisis in Syria, to drought in the horn […]
Faith based organisations including the ACT Alliance, the Lutheran World Federation, Christian Aid and Act Church of Sweden have joined forces to launch a period of intense prayer and action for the climate. These organisations launched a year long prayer and action chain ahead of the COP 26 summit in Glasgow in November later in […]
How might the wars in Mali, South Sudan and Somalia be impacted if climate change was no longer an issue? While it is impossible to know precisely, climate scientists have identified disturbing links between climate change and conflict. People living in fragile contexts are struggling to survive as climate-related threats intensify. It is frightening to […]
One of the key issues that was discussed during the ACT Secretariat meetings in Athens, Greece at the beginning of February was migration and displacement. As one of the key thematics of the ACT global strategy, migration and displacement is an area of focus for many members around the world, from North America to Asia, […]
In response to the Middle East plan released last Tuesday by the US President Donald Trump The ACT Alliance, through its Palestine Forum, the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organizations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work, calls upon the international community to categorically reject Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan and […]
Delivered by Christian Wolff, Programme manager migration and displacement Thank you, Chair. ACT Alliance is proud to support the Clean Energy Challenge mentioned earlier, and we are listed among the initial group of supporters. We are grateful for the interesting and thought provoking contributions from the panelists earlier, and would like to stress two particular […]
There are over 70 million displaced people in the world today, with numbers steadily increasing each year. More than two thirds of them never have a chance to leave their own countries, adding to the ranks of internally displaced persons. Out of all those displaced, over 84% are being hosted in countries of the Global […]
Two weeks of intense climate negotiations in Madrid have ended. The summit went over time as rich countries adamantly refused to give in to the demands from poor countries for urgent action to address climate losses, additional finances, and higher ambition in the reduction of emissions. The agreement covers a number of important topics, which […]