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Churches and schools in South Sudan are providing shelter to displaced populations after floods—caused by early seasonal rainfall— submerged their homes and farmland.

Church leaders in eastern Africa are calling for increased action against desert locusts which have terrorised the region since January this year.
Like scenes from the Book of Exodus, huge swarms of the insects have descended on the region, destroying farmlands and animal pastures. The outbreak is affecting seven East African countries, where such a scale of infestation was last seen seven decades ago. At stake is food security for millions of people.

As part of a Call to Action issued just before an annual meeting of the leaders of the world’s largest economies, the WCC, ACT Alliance and All Africa Conference of Churches urged G20 leaders to take action to overcome hunger and sustain justice and peace in the Horn of Africa.

Dans le cadre d’un appel à l’action lancé à la veille de la rencontre annuelle des dirigeants des premières puissances mondiales, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), l’Alliance ACT et la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique (CETA) ont exhorté les dirigeants du G20 à prendre des mesures pour éradiquer la faim et faire durer la justice et la paix dans la Corne de l’Afrique.

Inspired by the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace”, the Central Committee of the WCC, a chief governing body of the Council, has set directions for the work of the Council from 2014 to 2017.

Inspiré par le thème du «pèlerinage de justice et de paix», le Comité central du COE, principal organe directeur du COE, a défini les orientations des activités du Conseil pour la période 2014-2017.