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Culminating a 15-17 August meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, the South Sudan Council of Churches issued a statement reflecting on war and violent conflict that continue to plague the nation.

À l'issue d'une réunion qui s'est tenue du 15 au 17 août à Lusaka (Zambie), le Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud a publié un communiqué condamnant la guerre et les violences qui continuent de faire rage dans le pays.

As part of a Call to Action issued just before an annual meeting of the leaders of the world’s largest economies, the WCC, ACT Alliance and All Africa Conference of Churches urged G20 leaders to take action to overcome hunger and sustain justice and peace in the Horn of Africa.

Dans le cadre d’un appel à l’action lancé à la veille de la rencontre annuelle des dirigeants des premières puissances mondiales, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), l’Alliance ACT et la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique (CETA) ont exhorté les dirigeants du G20 à prendre des mesures pour éradiquer la faim et faire durer la justice et la paix dans la Corne de l’Afrique.

The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) is calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a halt to atrocities being committed in the world’s youngest nation while calling on the international community to speak as one for a peaceful resolution to the conflict tearing their country apart.

Following an open editorial by a range of faith leaders and partners published on 22 May, the World Council of Churches now shares a video message of faith leaders giving testimony to the importance of taking action to end famine, through politics, through faith, and as a global community of fellow human beings.

On 21 May - observed as the Global Day of Prayer to End Famine - millions of people from faith communities, organizations and neighborhoods across the world prayed, tweeted, posted and talked face-to-face about the urgent action needed to aid 20 million people facing famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria.

On 21 May - the Global Day of Prayer to End Famine - millions of people from faith communities, organizations and neighborhoods across the world prayed, tweeted, posted and talked face-to-face about the urgent action needed to aid 20 million people facing famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria.

Le 21 mai, Journée mondiale de prière pour mettre fin à la famine, des millions de croyants et croyantes, d’organisations religieuses et de communautés du monde entier ont prié, tweeté, publié des messages et discuté de vive voix au sujet des mesures d’urgence nécessaires pour aider les 20 millions de personnes souffrant de la famine au Soudan du Sud, en Somalie, au Yémen et au Nigeria.

As more people face famine today than any time in modern history, the WCC together with the All Africa Conference of Churches and a range of faith-based partners and networks invite a Global Day of Prayer to End Famine on 21 May 2017, in response to the hunger crisis.

Alors que le nombre de personnes souffrant de la faim n'a jamais été aussi élevé dans l'histoire moderne, le COE et la Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique, aux côtés d'un certain nombre de réseaux et de partenaires confessionnels, lancent un appel à une Journée mondiale de prière pour mettre fin à la famine le 21 mai 2017, et ce, en réponse à la crise alimentaire.

For most of the world’s newest nation, wracked by internal conflict, joy seems far away, and yet for Christians, Easter is still a time of hope. A recent message from the South Sudan Council of Churches says the Resurrection reminds us that even in this world there is “goodness and light with triumph”.

Pour la plupart des habitants de la nation la plus récente au monde, déchirée par un conflit interne, la joie semble une réalité bien lointaine; et pourtant, pour les chrétiens, Pâques reste une fête marquée par l'espérance. Dans un récent message, le Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud affirme que la Résurrection est un rappel que même dans ce monde «la bonté, la lumière et le triomphe» existent.

The Ecumenical Network of South Sudan (ENSS) - European Hub has expressed great concern about the “unprecedented crisis of violent conflicts, starvation death and displacement” that is “tearing apart” the nation of South Sudan.

For the general overseer of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) there is trauma and hopelessness in his country, and the only institution that can offer hope at the moment is the church. “We are experiencing levels of violence we have never seen before,” says the bishop. “I talk as a church person, as a person who is involved in the situation every day, listening and hearing from both sides and the ordinary person in the street,” says quiet-spoken Dau, whose words carry a poignant power.

Pour le superviseur général du Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud (SSCC), le pays est marqué par les traumatismes et le désespoir, et la seule institution capable d’offrir de l’espérance à l’heure actuelle est l’Église.

“She is HIV positive too. No need to inherit her late husband’s title deed. She will die soon and leave it anyway.”

These man’s thoughts during his brother’s funeral were used by Jane Ng’ang’a, national coordinator, International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV (INERELA+) Kenya Chapter, to push the debate on property and inheritance rights linked to HIV. The discussion was held during the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), on 16 March, at the headquarters of UNAIDS, in New York.

The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) is appealing to the international community to provide immediate and large-scale humanitarian assistance, while calling on its warring parties to stop the fighting ravaging the country.

Representing the South Sudan Council of Churches, South Sudan’s religious leaders traveled to Rome on 26-30 October, meeting with Pope Francis on 27 October.

The World Council of Churches co-organised a discussion in Geneva on 28 September entitled “Rebuilding from below: The role of local civil society in South Sudan.”