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Episcopalians welcome Brown statement on millennium development goals

The Scottish Episcopal Church has welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call for a greater international effort to combat global poverty and his reminder to other world leaders of the promises made in 2000 when they committed themselves to the eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty by 2015.

But the SEC's Church in Society Committee underlines the Prime Minister's emphasis that they are "a million miles" from being met by 2015.

"As a Christian community, we are committed to a Gospel message of care and support for the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters," says the committee in a statement. "We believe that the quality of a society can be measured by the respect shown to its weakest members. As members of a global society, we have an obligation to do whatever is in our power to ensure that significant progress is made towards meeting the MDG's at least by 2015, and earlier if at all possible.

"The Anglican Communion has made achievement of the goals a priority; member churches will work towards this through global partnerships and local action. The Scottish Episcopal Church has pledged to ensure that it plays its part in this important work."

Full story at Scottish Episcopal Church.