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The World Council of Churches co-organised a discussion in Geneva on 28 September entitled “Rebuilding from below: The role of local civil society in South Sudan.”

Le 28 septembre, à Genève, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises a co-organisé un débat intitulé «Reconstruction par le bas: le rôle de la société civile locale au Soudan du Sud.»

The South Sudan Council of Churches released a message to a UN Security Council delegation on 3 September. As the nation is burdened by a “stigma of fear, insecurity and humanitarian suffering and trauma,” there is a loss of faith, confidence, hope and trust in the government’s promises, security forces, and freedom of speech and movement, the message states.

Interview with Fr James Oyet-Latansio (JOL), general secretary of the Christian Council in South Sudan and Mr Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen (FHL), advisor on reconciliation, South Sudan Council of Churches

Entretien avec le père James Oyet-Latansio, secrétaire général du Conseil chrétien du Soudan du Sud et M. Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen, conseiller en matière de réconciliation, Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud.

South Sudan is in crisis again. People are suffering. There is no food. The situation is very urgent, according to the latest news from church leaders in South Sudan, says Dr Nigussu Legesse, WCC programme executive for South Sudan.

With increasing violence and growing crowds of people seeking protection, urgent action and support from the ecumenical community is needed in South Sudan as the country teeters on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

Forty years after the Soweto uprising, leaders of churches in conflict-torn countries gathered in South Africa to study the ways of peace and reconciliation.

“Statelessness renders people’s vulnerability to abuse and to denial of their rights invisible to national authorities. In this sense the right to a nationality is a threshold issue for access to protection of all other human rights - almost a 'right to have rights'”, said Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), following a regional training workshop on birth registration and gender discriminatory nationality laws in Africa, organized by the WCC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11–13 May.

«L’apatridie rend invisible aux yeux des autorités nationales la vulnérabilité des personnes face aux abus ou à la négation de leurs droits. En cela, le droit à une nationalité est un enjeu fondamental pour l’accès à la protection de tous les autres droits humains. Il s’agit presque d’un "droit d’avoir des droits"», a déclaré Peter Prove, directeur de la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du COE, après un atelier régional de formation traitant de l’enregistrement des naissances et des lois sur la nationalité qui entraînent une discrimination en fonction du sexe. Cet atelier était organisé par le COE à Addis-Abeba (Éthiopie) du 11 au 13 mai.

The African continent bears witness to the tragic consequences of the manipulation of religion to incite violence. Yet it is also the home of untold instances of the power of religious leaders and actors to exert a positive influence, said panellists at an international meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today.

South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) leaders have in their Easter message reiterated a pledge no longer to simply make statements and stand idly by while their leaders ignore their advice in the quest for peace in their troubled nation.

"Securing peace for South Sudan". That is how Fr James Oyet Latansio describes today's main challenge for the South Sudan Council of Churches. Since he was appointed general secretary six months ago, he has been on a tireless journey, beating the drum for peace throughout his war-torn country.

Churches continue to play their role in peace building for South Sudan despite the dashed hopes of many in the world’s newest nation, the moderator of the WCC said at a regional meeting.

“The guns have to go silent, so that people have the time to reflect, heal and move forward toward a path of peace,” said Fr James Oyet Latansio, general secretary of the South Sudan Council of Churches.

The South Sudan Council of Churches has encouraged all parties to the conflict to sign the “Proposed Compromise Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.”

Le Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud (CESS) a encouragé toutes les parties au conflit qui sévit dans le pays à signer l’accord de compromis sur la résolution du conflit au Soudan du Sud.

The WCC Executive Committee discussed at their meeting 8-12 June, in Armenia, the alarming situation in South Sudan where people continue to be killed, raped, displaced and tortured. The humanitarian situation is reported to be deteriorating.

Lors de sa réunion du 8 au 13 juin 2015, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a évoqué la situation alarmante du Soudan du Sud, dont les habitants continuent de subir massacres, viols, déplacements et torture. Tout indique que la situation humanitaire se détériore.

As the tragic situation of conflict in South Sudan moves into its 18th month, the WCC and the South Sudan Council of Churches continue calling for an end to the senseless conflict.