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World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence, and suffering. “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all are children of God. We belong to one family, as Jesus Christ himself said.”

Una delegación del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y ACT Alianza visitó Turquía la semana pasada para expresar su solidaridad y su apoyo a las iglesias que están respondiendo sobre el terreno a las urgentes necesidades tras el terremoto del 6 de febrero.

A delegation from the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance is visiting Türkiye this week, expressing solidarity and support for churches on the ground responding to grave needs in the wake of the 6 February earthquake.

Las sanciones no deben ir en detrimento del apoyo a los más vulnerables, afirma un informe sobre el impacto de las sanciones en la labor humanitaria presentado en un evento paralelo de la 52ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas celebrado en Ginebra el 10 de marzo.

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.

Han pasado más de dos semanas desde el terremoto que sacudió el norte de Siria y Turquía el 6 de febrero, causando más de 41 000 muertos, además del derrumbe de miles de edificios. En varias ciudades como Alepo, Hama y Latakia más de 115 escuelas han quedado destruidas.

Almost two weeks have passed since an earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey on 6 February, killing over 41,000 people. The disaster also caused thousands of buildings to collapse. In various cities such as Aleppo, Hama, and Lattakia, over 115 schools were destroyed.

Grupos religiosos y humanitarios del mundo entero ponen en marcha solicitudes de ayuda y oran mientras se amplía la respuesta tras el devastador terremoto que golpeó Siria y Turquía el 6 de febrero.

Faith-based and humanitarian groups across the world were setting in motion appeals for aid and prayers as response expands in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey on 6 February.

Tras el terremoto que ha sacudido a las comunidades de Turquía y Siria y que ha causado la muerte de al menos 4.300 personas —una cifra que va en aumento—, las iglesias tienden la mano a los afectados y oran para que los desaparecidos sean encontrados con vida.

As communities in Turkey and Syria were left reeling in the wake of an earthquake that has killed at least 4,300 people—and that figure is growing—churches were reaching out to check on those affected and praying for the safety of those missing.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is beginning a project with local partners in four countries—India, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Jamaica—to bring back HIV and AIDS response to the national agendas, this time with a focus on sustainability.

In unison, religious leaders in Jerusalem prayed on 22 April for the end of the coronavirus crisis, reciting an appeal composed by Israel’s chief rabbis.

During Easter in Jerusalem, the Via Dolorosa, the last path of Jesus on his way to crucifixion, has been deserted over Holy Week, but the famous celebration of Holy Fire celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus will not be virtual like many of the Easter church services for people.

En Jerusalén, durante esta Pascua, la Vía Dolorosa, el último tramo que recorrió Jesús en su camino a la crucifixión, ha estado desierto toda la Semana Santa. Pero la famosa ceremonia del Fuego Santo que celebra la Resurrección de Jesús no será virtual, como sí lo han sido muchos de los servicios religiosos de Pascua.

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