Archbishops' issue joint statement on Zimbabwe

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today (April 24) issued a joint statement in support of the strong voice of fellow bishops in Zimbabwe. They have called for greater efforts on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe who are "left even more vulnerable to conflist heaped upon poverty amd the threat of national disintergration. It is therefore crucial that the international community act to bring a mediated settlement to this political crisis so that the social and economic and spiritual crisis of the country can be addressed."