EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Water and peace” campaign begins at Lent

Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – For World Water Day on 22 March, the Ecumenical Network for Water has launched the “water and peace” campaign. Over a seven week period, beginning Monday, 7 March, weekly Lenten reflections will take place on the connection between access to water, conflicts over this great resource and building peace. From week to week on the web page biblical reflections will be proposed together with other initiatives by individuals and religious congregations. Recently the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches highlighted the importance of access to this primary need, the right of every human being. The Ecumenical Water Network is an initiative of Churches, organisations and Christian movements that promote water as a human right and work towards access for all through community-based initiatives implemented around the world. (AP) (5/3/2011 Agenzia Fides)