International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

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BWA General Council Resolution 1986.3

The BWA General Council, meeting in Singapore, July 1986:

  1. notes that the United Nations has designated 1987 as International Year of Shelter for the Homeless;
  2. commends the study of appropriate materials on this subject which will be available from the United Nations and various Baptist bodies;
  3. encourages our member bodies to take such actions, particularly through local churches, as will contribute to the lessening of this social problem.

Citations

Original Source Bibliography: Claas, Gerhard, editor. Baptist World Alliance 1986 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1986.

Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Gerhard Claas, ed., Baptist World Alliance 1986 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (McLean, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 1986), p. 50.

Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 1986.3 International Year of Shelter for the Homeless; https://baptistworld.org/resolutions.

In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 1986.3).

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