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On the evening of 12 December 2015, Laurent Fabius, the then French Foreign Minister, and Preside... more On the evening of 12 December 2015, Laurent Fabius, the then French Foreign Minister, and President of the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), closed the climate conference proceedings by stating, “With a small hammer you can achieve great things.” By bringing down his legendary green hammer, Fabius signalled that all of the UNFCCC’s 195 parties had accepted the new climate agreement. This is the analysis of the Paris Agreement from the perspective of two international networks, ACT Alliance and Bread for the World

The diaconal work of the churches, a core component of their identity and mission, has aimed at e... more The diaconal work of the churches, a core component of their identity and mission, has aimed at enhancing the living conditions of the people, especially the poor and more
vulnerable. In this perspective, the pursuit of sustainable communities has become a common thread. Taking this into account, diakonia has had a broader understanding,
looking not only at human beings but at the whole creation, which is under threat, threat being climate change. This article revisits the concept of sustainability and sustainable
development from the social, political, and ecumenical perspective and confronts them with the challenge of climate change and its key discussions at international negotiations.
Taking into account what the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance have been doing in these areas, based on the biblical and theological understandings of the integrity of creation and justice, the authors link the struggle for sustainability and climate justice to ongoing discussions led by ACT Alliance on the changing development paradigm and the call to join the pilgrimage of justice and peace made by the participants of the WCC assembly in 2013.

This study examined the Christian values that Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) utilised in their ... more This study examined the Christian values that Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) utilised in their advocacy on governance issues in Kenya, and how these values were applied in FBOs work. It further explored the challenges that the FBOs faced in integrating Christian values in their advocacy campaigns and to determine the effectiveness of the FBOs in this endeavour. Other areas that this study specifically explored is how FBOs communicate Christian values in the advocacy work on governance.
This study found that the Christian FBOs that were examined do not have policies or guidelines on the integration of values in advocacy work. It also discovered that the FBOs are self-aware and have a strong confidence and understanding of their Christian faith, values and allegiance to the Church. Further, this study established that Christian FBOs utilise a range of values in implementing their work. For advocacy and communication, the following values were prominent: social justice, equity, accountability in leadership, collaboration, peace, care for others, fairness, and defending the oppressed. This study also found that FBOs integrate their values in the communication and messages related to advocacy mainly by using a process that fits the description of framing and altercasting theories. Another finding of this study was that Christian FBOs engaged in service and community work, as well as advocacy as part of their mandate and sees this kind of work as part and parcel of their Christian mission. This study established a difference between the FBOs in Kenya and what the literature reviewed said about FBOs in developed countries, in that the former are still value-based and utilise their values in their advocacy work. Lastly, this study found that the target audiences of most advocacy messages of FBOs were government officials and their own church constituencies.
One key recommendation of this study is that FBOs should develop comprehensive policies to guide their advocacy work. Further, FBOs should develop their capacity and the understanding of advocacy as a specialised communication field requiring unique knowledge and skills.