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The South Sudan Council of Churches, United Nations World Food Programme, and UNICEF have signed an agreement to work in partnership towards peace building to realize food security.

“It is imperative for churches to invest in the youth of Africa so they can take leadership in addressing these issues in the timeframe of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”, said Prof. Dr Isabel Phiri, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary for Diakonia and Public Witness as she spoke to young people attending the first-ever WCC Eco-School in Blantyre, Malawi.

The first ever WCC Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice will be held 24 July to 3 August, hosted by the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Blantyre Synod. Applications are now open with a deadline of 11 June (deadline extended).

Da heutzutage mehr Menschen von Hungersnöten bedroht sind als jemals zuvor in den letzten Jahrzehnten, laden der ÖRK, die Gesamtafrikanische Kirchenkonferenz sowie eine Reihe kirchlicher Partner und Netzwerke als Reaktion auf die Hungerkrise zu einem weltweiten Gebetstag am 21. Mai 2017 für ein Ende der Hungersnot ein.

As more people face famine today than any time in modern history, the WCC together with the All Africa Conference of Churches and a range of faith-based partners and networks invite a Global Day of Prayer to End Famine on 21 May 2017, in response to the hunger crisis.

En este momento en el que más personas hacen frente a la hambruna que en cualquier otro momento de la historia moderna, el CMI, junto con la Conferencia de Iglesias de Toda el África y una amplia gama de asociados y redes religiosas, convoca un Día internacional de oración para acabar con el hambre el 21 de mayo de 2017, en respuesta a la crisis del hambre.

Alors que le nombre de personnes souffrant de la faim n'a jamais été aussi élevé dans l'histoire moderne, le COE et la Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique, aux côtés d'un certain nombre de réseaux et de partenaires confessionnels, lancent un appel à une Journée mondiale de prière pour mettre fin à la famine le 21 mai 2017, et ce, en réponse à la crise alimentaire.

To help the world’s children become HIV-free, faith groups must help bring UN goals to life through strong advocacy, rapid action and unprecedented collaboration, say experts. Children must be helped onto a “Super Fast Track” to end AIDS or they will die at what Dr Stuart Kean describes as a “shocking” rate.

As the El Nino weather pattern challenges southern Africa, what is the role of churches in helping people realize their right to food and livelihood?