Stop the bombing – Pax Christi call

Sydney
18 November 2001

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Stop the bombing – Pax Christi call

Pax Christi International has urged that the bombing of Afghanistan be immediately halted to allow aid deliveries to the Afghan people.

The plea was made by the group’s highest policy making body, the international council, at a meeting in Germany, attended by more than 175 representatives from 50 countries.

In a written statement the Council said: “Pax Christi International carries within its members the lived experience of the reality and fear of the violence of terrorism and war.

“This experience convinced the participants of the Council that war only creates more violence and suffering and that it will not stop terrorist activities.”

Pax Christi representatives also expressed “concern” over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and said the international community should act.

“The UN should decide upon immediate international intervention to stop violence and military actions from all parties in the conflict,” it said. “The parties should go back to the negotiation table and discuss the process towards peace in the framework of international law and the UN resolutions.”

Pax Christi is an international Catholic peace movement that began in France at the end of World War II.

It encourages and receives members from a variety of faith groups and has more than 60,000 members across 30 countries. It is active in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.