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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Updated 7:28 PM Central Time 2 stories

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Illustrative photo: Pacific Island church (AM 85757-1)
Illustrative photo, not from the original report · Pacific Island church (AM 85757-1) · Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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Pacific churches oppose US move to end UN decolonization mandate

WCC (Espanol) New Caledonia

Pacific churches have rejected a United States proposal to terminate the UN decolonization mandate. The group, led by Rev. James Shri Bhagwan, argues that self-determination remains essential for remaining territories. They cite the 2019 Chagos advisory opinion to support the right to self-determination. The churches emphasize that the region still suffers from nuclear testing fallout in places like the Marshall Islands. They assert that colonized peoples deserve to have their 1960 promises kept rather than being used in political campaigns. The Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism concludes in 2030, and the group urges acceleration of this work instead of abolition.

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Illustrative photo: Pacific Island church (AM 85757-1)
Illustrative photo, not from the original report · Pacific Island church (AM 85757-1) · Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Good news and persecution

Pacific churches oppose US move to end UN decolonization mandate

WCC (Espanol) New Caledonia

Pacific churches have rejected a United States proposal to terminate the UN decolonization mandate. The group, led by Rev. James Shri Bhagwan, argues that self-determination remains essential for remaining territories. They cite the 2019 Chagos advisory opinion to support the right to self-determination. The churches emphasize that the region still suffers from nuclear testing fallout in places like the Marshall Islands. They assert that colonized peoples deserve to have their 1960 promises kept rather than being used in political campaigns. The Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism concludes in 2030, and the group urges acceleration of this work instead of abolition.

Translated from Español

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