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Presbyterian Mission Agency PC(USA) s Washington office releases Action Alert on Cameroon

by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service Many people have been displaced by the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon. (Photo by Valéry Nodem) LOUISVILLE — The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is calling on the public to rally behind Cameroonians being deported from the United States to dangerous situations in their homeland. The Office of Public Witness issued an Action Alert Monday asking the public to urge their representatives of Congress to co-sponsor and pass a resolution urging the United States to uphold its international commitments regarding refugees and asylum seekers and halt deportations of Camerooanian citizens. There has been an escalation of violence and human rights abuses in Cameroon over the past year by Cameroonian military and separatist groups during the Anglophone crisis. It’s prompted many Cameroonians to flee to the United States.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Escalation of tension in Iran draws concern

by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Public Witness) LOUISVILLE — The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is among several religious groups that have signed a letter expressing deep concern about what they see as an escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran. The Washington-based OPW and other faith-based groups, such as the Friends Committee on National Legislation and the National Council of Churches, asks President-elect Joe Biden and Congress to take specific steps to keep the situation from worsening in the region.

Presbyterian Mission Agency MRTI supports climate change declaration

by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service Rob Fohr, at left, lead staff person to the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI), participates in a panel discussion last year during an international climate change conference in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sue Rheem) LOUISVILLE — As the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement nears, the faith-based investing and corporate engagement arm of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined 1,500 U.S. entities in signing a letter affirming a commitment to global climate action. The America is All In declaration calls on the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden to join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment other signers from around the country to commit to take steps to combat climate change and ensure the country’s safety and prosperity.

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