Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance names new Executive Director

 

Geneva - International affairs and human rights expert Peter N. Prove has been appointed Executive Director of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), effective 1 July 2010. The appointment was made by the EAA's Board of Directors.

"Churches have an unparalleled capacity for effective advocacy," Prove stated. "I am committed to deepening the impact that church-based advocacy has on the lives of people experiencing exclusion and injustice around the world."

Peter Prove has served as Assistant to the General Secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights in The Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, Switzerland, since 1997.  A lawyer by profession, he holds a Masters of Law from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, with combined focuses on international trade law and international human rights law.  He was a member of the EAA Strategy Group on Global Trade for the duration of the trade campaign, which helped to establish the human rights focus of the current 'Food for Life' campaign. He also represented the EAA on the United Nations' International Task Team on HIV-related travel restrictions. He has extensive experience with UN human rights and economic policy forums, and in formulating and implementing strategic advocacy. He is a member of the Lutheran Church of Australia.

"Peter has impressed us deeply by his extensive knowledge, his broad experience in advocacy and practical solidarity, and his expertise in international forums and negotiations," said EAA Board Chair Rev. Dr. Richard Fee, General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. "His own faith, and his belief in the churches' prophetic role to work for justice and human dignity, will contribute to a stronger and even more effective Alliance."

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is a broad international network of churches and Christian organizations committed to campaigning together on common concerns. Current campaigns focus on food and on HIV and AIDS. Alliance members, coming from Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical traditions, represent tens of millions of Christians around the world.

Jenny Borden, who is currently serving as Interim Executive Director, will continue in that position until Prove takes up his new post.

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The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is a broad international network of churches and Christian organizations cooperating in advocacy on food and HIV and AIDS. The Alliance is based in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, see www.e-alliance.ch

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