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The Eighth
General Assembly: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Theme: Come, Let Us
Rebuild
Nehemiah 2:17-18
22-27 November 2003
Yaoundé Covenant
Faithfully committed to furthering the liberation of
Africa, the Assembly put forth the following reflections:
• The Church shall allow no abuses or misuses of African
diversities by those within or without the continent
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Create mechanisms for stability and peace
• Stop
completely the tragedy of uprootedness
• Foster solidarity
and Christian ethics based on love, justice and tolerance
• Oppose child labour and the use of child soldiers in war
• Work for the welfare of children in homes
• Work to
get children off the street and into safety
• Rally
against both domestic violence and substance abuse
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Uphold and empower women regarding laws about their rights
• Affirm the sanctity and dignity of all humans
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Fight stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV and other
diseases
• Increase affordable access to treatment of
malaria, HIV and TB
• Define strategies to alleviate
poverty
• Fight economic dependency with better management
of time and resources
• Eradicate illiteracy and promote
education at all levels
• Find African solutions to
African problems
• Raise awareness, commitment and
protection for a sustainable environment
• Accompany and
engage NEPAD
• Respond to globalization, while keeping
spiritual humanness
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