Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, World Council of Churches director of Public Witness and Diakonia, returned from Sudan with what he described as “a broken heart” after witnessing the plight of the people. Yet he also shared signs of hope that a pact for peace can end the suffering.
The World Council of Churches led a delegation on a visit to Sudan from 18-22 April. The ecumenical group included the World Council of Churches (WCC), All Africa Conference of Churches, ACT Alliance, Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa Global Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, General Board Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, and Norwegian Church Aid.
Bishop Anthony Poggo, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, made a solidarity visit to the Episcopal Church of Sudan, hosted by Most Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, primate of Sudan.
An ecumenical global prayer on 28 July expressed solidarity, hope, and lament as the people and churches of Sudan continue to exist amid conflict and violence.
Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen gehört zu den in Afrika beheimateten ökumenischen Organisationen und internationalen Partnern, die am 24. Juni eine gemeinsame Erklärung zum Sudan unterzeichnet haben.
The World Council of Churches was among ecumenical organizations based in Africa and international partners that signed a 24 June joint statement on Sudan.
In Renk, a small South Sudanese town on the banks of the White Nile, churches are working to help thousands of people fleeing the war in the neighbouring Sudan.
Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) rief in einer öffentlichen Erklärung zu einer dauerhaften Einstellung der Feindseligkeiten im Sudan auf, wo die Menschen nach wochenlangen intensiven Kampfhandlungen zwischen der sudanesischen Armee und den paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces vor einer humanitären Katastrophe stehen.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, urged a permanent cessation of hostilities in Sudan, where people are facing a humanitarian catastrophe following weeks of intense fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, drückte seine große Sorge über die andauernde humanitäre Katastrophe im Sudan aus und forderte ein Ende der Feindseligkeiten.
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.
Amidst amplified calls for peace in Sudan, a glimmer of hope has spread in the northeastern African country, after fighting forces announced a 72-hour ceasefire.
Im Rahmen eines Mittagsgebets rief der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 19. April zu globaler Solidarität mit den Menschen im Sudan auf, wo ein eskalierender Konflikt viele unschuldige Menschen in eine Lage drängt, in der sie kaum noch überleben können.
During a noon prayer on 19 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) called for global solidarity with the people of Sudan as an escalating conflict has plunged many innocent people into a situation in which they are barely able to survive.
Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, zeigte sich tief betrübt über die plötzliche Eskalation des Konfliktes zwischen den sudanesischen Streitkräften und der paramilitärischen Gruppe Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sadness at the sudden escalation of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
The churches of Sudan – and especially the Sudan Council of Churches as their ecumenical forum – have suffered from a serious lack of attention and support by international ecumenical partners since the separation of South Sudan in 2011.
