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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed grave concern about the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, and urged an end to hostilities.

Bei der Debatte über Menschenrechte und Geburtsfisteln während der 52. Sitzung des UNO-Menschenrechtsrates rief der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) zusammen mit seinen ökumenischen Partnern die Regierungen dazu auf, der Prävention von Geburtsfisteln in ihren Maßnahmen, Strategien und Budgets mehr Bedeutung einzuräumen.

During the debate on human rights and obstetric fistula at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the World Council of Churches (WCC) with its ecumenical partners called upon governments to pay more attention to the prevention of obstetric fistula in their policies, strategic plans, and budgets.

Ein Bericht zu den Auswirkungen von Sanktionen auf humanitäre Arbeit, der bei einer Veranstaltung im Rahmen der 52. Sitzung des Menschenrechtrates der Vereinten Nationen am 10. März in Genf präsentiert wurde, sagt, dass Sanktionen nicht die Hilfe für die vulnerabelsten Gruppen beeinträchtigen sollten.

Sanctions should not harm the support for the most vulnerable, says a report on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work presented at a side-event of 52nd session at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva on 10 March.

On the eve of presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, extended prayers for an enduring peace for the people and nation of Nigeria.

As Pope Francis travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo, then with Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, and Rt. Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, to South Sudan on 3- 5 February, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said he welcomes and supports the visits.

Aa the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity opened on 18 January, the World Council of Churches staff and partners gathered in a spirit of unity to “Do good; seek justice,” the theme of this year’s special week.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, veruteilte den Bombenanschlag, bei dem 17 Mitglieder der Gemeinde der 8. Gemeinschaft der Pfingstkirchen des Kongo am 15. Januar ums Leben gekommen sind. 39 Menschen wurden verletzt.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced a bomb attack that killed 17 members of the parish of the 8th Community of Pentecostal Churches of Congo on 15 January. Thirty-nine people were wounded.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in letters to Colombian president Gustavo Petro and to Colombian peace commissioner Danilo Rueda, expressed the WCC’s support and solidarity for peace-building in Colombia—and confirmed the WCC’s representation in the dialogue process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in response to an earlier invitation.

In South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the peace and reconciliation work of pastors, priests and lay Christians remains critical for the people, as the global church and ecumenical groups amplify their concerns over the complex but separate conflicts in the two African countries.