number 6, december 10, 1998
E-NEWSPAPER OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY OF
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES - HARARE ZIMBABWE

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Children issue some challenges

Children at the assembly yesterday issued a series of challenges to the WCC and all its member churches. These ranged from making a commitment to work against the sexual exploitation of children to setting up children’s networks in parishes.

They also challenged the council and churches to give moral, financial and spiritual support to the Global Ecumenical Children’s Network.

The network, which is still in its formation stage, will promote child rights and advocacy for children and work on "meeting the short-term needs of children and changing the factors contributing to the destruction of child dignity".

The children also asked the WCC and churches:

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God of many names
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