Peace & Security
Egypt tightens security amid inter-faith tensions
YASMINE SALEH AND SARAH MIKHAIL, REUTERS (9 MAY 2011)
Egypt stepped up security around churches in Cairo Monday after two days of clashes between minority Christians and Muslims that killed 12 people and highlighted rising inter-faith tensions. Read more
Making Plans to Stop Mass Murder
NATHAN HODGE, WALL STREET JOURNAL (10 MAY 2011)
Harvard professor Sarah Sewall has pushed the Pentagon to have a plan on the shelf for responding to mass atrocities, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Now, with Libya as a backdrop, her efforts are beginning to bear fruit. Read more
Why UN acted over Libya and Ivory Coast - but not Syria
BBC NEWS (AFRICA) (15 MAY 2011)
In the space of two weeks in March, the United Nations authorised unprecedented interventions to protect civilians in Libya
and Ivory Coast with dramatic results in both countries. For the BBC World Service, Claire Bolderson looks at how the UN came
up with the resolutions and asks whether it is likely to do the same elsewhere. Read more
Deputy FM: At least 60 UN states back unilateral Palestinian statehood
HAARETZ SERVICE (15 MAY 2011)
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon says that Israel will have to convince General Assembly members to change stance, but
that ultimately, it is up to Security Council to decide on recognizing Palestinian state. Read more
Activist cites need for UN peacekeeper mandates in Africa
UN WIRE (15 MAY 2011)
United Nations peacekeepers in Africa need a more robust mandate to be effective, says Rwandan activist Paul Rusesabagina,
whose ordeal during the 1994 genocide was featured in the film "Hotel Rwanda." UN peacekeeping missions should no longer be
merely for observation, but active peace building missions with the power to intervene with force to protect local
populations. Read more
World Affairs Archives
- Vision & Mission
- Approach
OSMTH’s raison d’etre is expressed through the Brussels Declaration: “Aiding humanity on the pilgrimage through life.”
Vision and Commitment
- Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values.
- Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
- Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
- Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building
- Provide humanitarian aid to Christians and all peoples in need around the world, through physical, financial, and moral support.
- Continue programmes that aid Christians around the world, especially in the Holy Land.
- Promote a dialogue based on the principles of peace and justice amongst and between the faiths of the Sons of Abraham and the other great religions of the world, to establish better understanding and greater tolerance.
- Mitigate human suffering by actively participating in activities associated with disaster relief, humanitarian aid, human rights, peace building and sustainable development, and the respect of human diversity.
- Facilitate, mediate and advocate conflict-prevention and resolution by providing subject matter experts and supporting organizations in the fields of religious and international diplomacy.
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