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El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias dirigió una delegación en una visita al Sudán del 18 al 22 de abril. El grupo ecuménico incluyó al Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), la Conferencia de Iglesias de Toda África, ACT Alianza, la Asociación de Conferencias Episcopales Miembros de África Oriental, los Ministerios Globales, la Comunidad de Iglesias y Consejos Cristianos de los Grandes Lagos y el Cuerno de África, la Junta General de Ministerios Globales de la Iglesia Metodista Unida y la Ayuda de la Iglesia Noruega.

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. 

Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and practices, including efforts to combat terrorism financing, do not unjustly curtail the legitimate activities of civil society organizations, impede civic space, or hinder humanitarian endeavors in the Philippines. 

During a visit to Angola held 21-28 January, World Council of Churches (WCC) staff met with local church and community leaders to discuss how preventing obstetric fistula is a matter of human rights.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined Caritas Internationalis, ACT Alliance, World Evangelical Alliance, and Lutheran World Federation in signing a joint letter to USAID administrator Samantha Power expressing concern over the suspension of food aid in Ethiopia.

El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) publicó una declaración sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Filipinas.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee released a statement on the human rights situation in the Philippines.

“La justicia fiscal es una cuestión de fe”, afirmó Suzanne Matale. “Por la fe, [todas las personas] tienen derecho a la vida en abundancia. Los ciudadanos tienen derecho a estar informados y a participar en las mesas de toma de decisiones que afectan a la dignidad que Dios nos ha dado”.