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MECC Participates in the Geneva Consultation on the PEAD

The Consultation on the Proposed Ecumenical Alliance for Development (PEAD)
convened by the WCC was held at the Bossey Ecumenical Center, December 1-2,
2005. The proposed alliance is meant to bring together churches and
ecumenical development organizations/specialized ministries to work in the
area of development cooperation, to increase effectiveness in overcoming
poverty, injustice and the abuse of human rights.

Around 50 participants from different regions of the world, representing
churches, ecumenical development organizations, national councils of
churches and regional ecumenical organizations, as well as the World Council
of Churches (WCC), Action by Churches Together (ACT), the Ecumenical
Advocacy Alliance (EAA), Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Ecumenical
Loan Fund (ECLOF), reflected, shared views and visions of this new alliance.
Together they studied the Consultation Document, and made observations and
recommendations to clarify and enrich it. Priority steps were proposed for
the near future to fine tune the PEAD document, inform all governing bodies
concerned, and finalize the name of the Alliance. The current Steering Group
will continue to manage the process before handing it out to the first PEAD
Executive Committee.

MECC International Ecumenical Relations Director attended the Consultation
and contributed to the Panel on ³How the PEAD can add value to our work².
In
her presentation Ms. Aline Papazian highlighted both the positive aspects of
the PEAD, and the concerns of the Middle East churches and the Middle East
Council of Churches regarding the new Alliance. For more information, kindly
contact MECC International Ecumenical Relations director Ms. Aline Papazian
at: mecc@cyberia.net.lb

Middle East Council of Churches
Office of International Ecumenical Relations
P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon

Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb

+961-1-353-938
http://www.mec-churches.org/