![]() "Children are dying of easily preventable diseases," he added.Īccording to the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, almost 800 children die of AIDS-related illnesses every day. Holding up a t-shirt proclaiming "HIV Positive Kids Need Treatment," he highlighted the need to address the challenges faced in relation to HIV positive children. Later on the same day, Tutu addressed the 61st World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva from 19. "We would not be free had not been for the steadfast support of the WCC, which cost the WCC a very big deal" he said. ![]() Tutu thanked the World Council of Churches (WCC) for its "costly solidarity" at the time of the anti-apartheid struggle. "When you know someone is praying for you, in Alaska, by name, what chance does the apartheid government have?" Recalling the struggle against apartheid in his country, Tutu affirmed the empowerment felt by anti-apartheid activists when knowing that people all over the world were praying for them. The South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate was addressing ecumenical officers of churches from all over the world as well as staff from ecumenical organizations headquartered at Geneva's ecumenical centre. Goodness, laughter, joy, caring, compassion, the things that you do and you help others do, those are going to prevail," said Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Geneva today. "Evil, injustice, oppression, all of those awful things, they are not going to have the last word. ![]()
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