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В обращении к «к верным и гражданам Украины» 24 февраля, Блаженнейший Митрополит Киевский и всея Украины Онуфрий (Московского Патриахата) откровенно высказался о текущей ситуации: «Случилась беда» -сказал он. «К величайшему сожалению, Россия начала военные действия против Украины, и в это судьбоносное время призываю вас не впадать в панику, быть мужественными и проявить любовь к своей Родине и друг к другу.»

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca has endorsed an appeal issued by the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and urged President Putin to stop the war and restore peace to the people and nation of Ukraine.

In an “Address to the Faithful and Citizens of Ukraine” on 24 February, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) candidly addressed the current situation: “Trouble has happened,” he said. “Most regrettably, Russia has started military actions against Ukraine, and at this fateful time, I urge you not to panic, be courageous and show love for your homeland and for one another.”

Всемирный Совет Церквей осуждает любое использование летального вооружения для разрешения споров, которые можно разрешить путем диалога.

The World Council of Churches denounces any and every use of deadly armed force to resolve disputes that could be resolved by dialogue.

Исполняющий обязанности генерального секретаря Всемирного совета церквей, преподобный профессор д-р Иоанн Саука выразил серьезную обеспокоенность по поводу людей в Украине в связи с последними событиями и эскалацией напряженности, угрожающей миру и безопасности.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern for the people of Ukraine amid the latest developments and escalating tensions threatening peace and security.

As the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca congratulated them and expressed solidarity with their ongoing fight for justice and peace.

В связи с вручением Нобелевской премии мира журналистам Марии Рессе и Дмитрию Муратову, исполняющий обязанности генерального секретаря Всемирного совета церквей (ВСЦ) преподобный профессор д-р Иоанн Саука направил поздравления журналистам и выразил солидарность с их продолжающейся борьбой за справедливость и мир. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove presented, via video message, an intervention at an “International Ecumenical Solidarity Gathering for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines” held 7 October.

The hopes for better times to come in the aftermath of the pandemic were evident when World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee members from the Asia region gathered online 24 June to share recent experiences and prepare for a productive WCC assembly next year.

As human rights violations worsen in the Philippines, religious leaders there are urging global solidarity for their increasingly urgent quest for justice.

As a report on human rights abuses in the Philippines was delivered to the UN by the global group Investigate PH, churches and human rights groups reiterated their concerns over propagation of a culture that allows the abuse to happen.

As the years change over the World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca on 31 December condemned the vicious Yemen attack hitting civilians. Sauca also expressed solidarity and prayers with churches and responders who continue to help hundreds of injured and traumatized people of the earthquake in Croatia and Norway landslide.

In a message of solidarity to the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed concern that the human rights situation in the Philippines continues to deteriorate.

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) has expressed disappointment in the inadequacy of a recent resolution by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) concerning human rights in the Philippines.