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The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development has launched a disaster appeal in response to the catastrophic flooding in Libya. The floods, which were triggered by a Mediterranean storm, were focused on the city of Derna where almost 4,000 people are known to have died and over 9,000 are missing after torrents of rain and debris swept away entire districts. 

Une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et de l’Alliance ACT s’est rendue en Hongrie, en Roumanie et en Ukraine la semaine dernière, avant de rentrer partager ses réflexions sur la manière dont les Églises font la différence dans la vie de milliers et de milliers de personnes fuyant la guerre.

À l’occasion d’une conférence de presse le 22 mars, une délégation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et de l’Alliance ACT a partagé ses observations après un récent voyage en Hongrie, en Roumanie et en Ukraine, où ses membres ont été personnellement témoins des besoins humanitaires urgents et de la réaction vigoureuse de l’Église.

After a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance visited Hungary, Romania and Ukraine last week, the group came away with reflections on how churches are making a difference in the lives of thousands upon thousands of people fleeing the war.

During a 22 March press briefing, a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance shared their observations from a recent trip to Hungary, Romania and Ukraine, where they witnessed firsthand both urgent humanitarian needs and a robust church response.

Une délégation de l’Alliance ACT et du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est rendue en Hongrie, en Ukraine et en Roumanie du 14 au 18 mars pour une visite axée sur les besoins humanitaires et l’aide des Églises.

A delegation from ACT Alliance  and the World Council of Churches (WCC) visited Hungary, Ukraine and Romania on 14-18 March, focusing on humanitarian needs and church response.

Accueillir des réfugiés, fournir de la nourriture, aider dans les hôpitaux et faire sonner les cloches des églises en guise d'avertissement lorsque les bombardements commencent - voilà quelques-unes des nombreuses façons dont les églises réagissent en Ukraine et dans les pays voisins alors que la guerre se poursuit. Plus de deux millions de personnes ont quitté l'Ukraine et les estimations des groupes de secours montrent que 18 millions de personnes, soit un tiers de la population du pays, auront besoin d'une aide humanitaire.

Hosting refugees, providing food, helping in hospitals, and ringing church bells as a warning when shelling starts—these are some of the many ways churches are responding in Ukraine and bordering countries as the war continues. More than two million people have poured out of Ukraine, and estimates from relief groups show that 18 million people—a third of the country’s population—will need humanitarian assistance.

Virag Kinga Mezei is a Hungarian intern for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. With a passion for human rights, she regularly engages in discussions while also getting training through the WCC on mechanisms that lead to the achievement of racial and social justice.

The World Association for Christian Communication – Europe Region (WACC Europe) is embarking on a one-year project to identify and promote strategies to counter online hate speech focused on refugees and migrants.

At a global conference on xenophobia in Rome, a panel of four religious leaders from, respectively, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Islamic traditions, spoke candidly about how xenophobia can sometimes be woven deeply into the fabric of these traditions.

À l’occasion d’une conférence mondiale sur la xénophobie organisée à Rome, un panel de quatre responsables religieux respectivement de tradition bouddhiste, chrétienne, hindoue et islamique, se sont exprimés ouvertement sur la manière dont la xénophobie peut parfois être profondément ancrée dans le tissu de ces traditions.

At a time of increased divisions within churches and within rapidly changing societies, Christians are called, more urgently than ever before, to model the values of reconciliation, justice and peace. That’s why a group of theologians and church leaders from different denominations have been meeting near the German city of Augsburg to work together on two documents calling for much closer collaboration in the tasks of peace-building and the care of migrants and refugees.

“What is the role of churches in peace-building? How are they actually involved? Which are the ecumenical challenges, and especially which are the ecumenical opportunities that arise from joint efforts at peace building?” These were some of the questions on the table as the Executive of the Joint Working Group of the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church met in Dublin, Ireland on 24-26 April.