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Während die UN darauf aufmerksam macht, dass die Coronavirus-Pandemie zu einer „großflächigen Hungersnot biblischen Ausmaßes“ führen wird, durch die Millionen von Menschen vom Hungertod bedroht sind, betonte ein hochrangiges Oberhaupt der Christen in Afrika, dass es möglich sei, den Hunger, der so viele Menschen auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent unterjoche, zu besiegen.

As the UN warns that the coronavirus pandemic is pushing millions to the brink if starvation in a “widespread famine of biblical proportions,” a senior Christian leader in Africa has emphasised that it is possible to beat hunger, a yoke that enslaves many in the continent.

Al tiempo que la ONU advierte que la pandemia del coronavirus está llevando a millones de personas al borde de la inanición en una “hambruna generalizada de proporciones bíblicas”, un alto dirigente cristiano de África ha subrayado que es posible vencer el hambre, un yugo que esclaviza a muchas personas en su continente.

Alors que les Nations Unies tirent la sonnette d’alarme face aux millions de personnes poussées par la pandémie de coronavirus au bord d’une «famine généralisée aux proportions bibliques», un haut responsable chrétien en Afrique insiste sur la possibilité de vaincre la faim, sous le joug de laquelle se trouvent de nombreuses personnes sur le continent.

The All Africa Conference of Churches joined many across the world in expressing shock and dismay at remarks from two French scientists during a live interview on the French television channel LCI, suggesting that Africa should be the testing ground for treatment for the coronavirus.

In a pastoral message, the South Sudan Council of Churches, to the people of South Sudan, affirmed the victory of Christ over death.

As Congolese churches, the United Nations and international medical organizations continued to move to stop the spread of a 40-month Ebola virus epidemic, new cases have been confirmed in Uganda, igniting fears that the deadly disease is on the march.

Pastors, supervisors, teachers, counselors, chaplains and youth from primary schools, universities, theological institutions, and churches met from 23-24 May at the Theresia Residency in Togo to reflect and deepen their knowledge on masculinities, femininities and HIV.

A series of four manuals produced by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy were launched on 1 May in Nairobi, Kenya. The manuals address ecumenical needs for faith-based resources to treat and prevent the spread of HIV along with education on gender issues.

Was wäre, wenn HIV einfach nur ein Virus und nicht auch noch ein Tabuthema wäre? Religiöse Führungspersonen sind in dieser Woche in Tansania zusammengekommen, um sich mit den Themen Stigmatisierung und Diskriminierung im Zusammenhang mit HIV zu beschäftigen.

What if HIV were just a virus, and not also a taboo? This week in Tanzania, religious leaders gathered to address stigma and discrimination related to HIV.

¿Y si el VIH fuese solamente un virus, y no, además, un tabú? Esta semana se celebró una reunión de líderes religiosos en Tanzania para abordar el estigma y la discriminación relacionados con el VIH.

Et si le VIH n’était qu’un virus, et non plus un tabou? Cette semaine, les responsables religieux se sont rassemblés en Tanzanie afin de débattre de la stigmatisation et de la discrimination envers le VIH.

For HIV-infected people in Nairobi, the Eastern Deanery Aids Relief Program makes a difference. By providing a quarter of the antiretroviral therapy care, it helps around 26,000 HIV-infected people in the Kenyan capital to live normal lives.

The WCC-EHAIA programme organized a workshop on 27-29 November during which young people in Nigeria could highlight positive masculinity and femininity.

Dr Cecile De Sweemer, who served as staff of the Christian Medical Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1982 to 1986, died on the 27 November in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). De Sweemer, a Belgian medical doctor with a doctorate in International Health from Johns Hopkins University, with extensive experience in Asia and Africa, was a dedicated and compassionate physician.

Are church schools in Kenya engaging with youth the best way they can? The WCC-EHAIA programme helped 22 principals, education secretaries and church leaders ponder this question when they met at St Julian’s Centre in Limuru.

The year 1948 was historical not only for the founding of the World Council of Churches, but also for the launch of its neighbour down the road in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO).

As Ebola breaks out in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), church and church agencies are moving to help counter the virus, which has left at least 25 people dead and more than 50 infected.

Taking place on 4-8 September in Kampala, Uganda, a WCC and UNAIDS regional consultation on HIV Treatment Adherence and Faith Healing in Africa has gathered to address issues of “faith-healing only” practices in the context of HIV and AIDS. At the core is the question of how religious leaders can partner with governmental organizations nationally and internationally, as well as with other parts of civil society to develop strategies to advocate for HIV treatment adherence, and to build bridges to those among faith-healing only practitioners who are open to dialogue.