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A symposium held on World Children’s Day, hosted by FELM, the World Council of Churches, and other partners, gave an overview of the Churches’ Commitments to Children programme, an initiative of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Churches and UNICEF. 

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. 

Christian leaders in North Africa are expressing their grief, as the powerful Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel killed thousands of people in the province of Cyrenaica in eastern Libya.

In the wake of severe flooding in the Taquari Valley, Brazil, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed sorrow and concern for the people affected.

In a letter to the China Christian Council, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Plllay expressed deep sympathy and concern for churches and people in China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri.

Se intensifica el llamado mundial a orar por la República Democrática del Congo y a brindarle apoyo tras las inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierras que han causado cientos de muertos en Kivu del Sur, provincia oriental del país.

Ein globaler Aufruf zu Gebeten und Hilfsaktionen für die Demokratische Republik Kongo wird lauter, nachdem Überschwemmungen und Erdrutsche in Südkivu, einer Provinz im Süden des Landes, Hunderte Menschenleben gekostet haben.

L’appel mondial à la prière et à l’aide pour la République démocratique du Congo s’est fait plus pressant face aux inondations et glissements de terrain qui ont emporté des centaines de vies au Sud-Kivu, une province à l’est du pays.

A global call for prayers and support for the Democratic Republic of Congo has amplified as floods and landslides left hundreds of people dead in South Kivu, a province in the east of the country.

Los líderes religiosos de Ruanda están de luto por la muerte de 130 personas tras las inundaciones masivas que asolaron varios distritos de este pequeño país de África Oriental.

Kirchenleitende in Ruanda trauern um den Tod von 130 Menschen, nachdem mehrere Bezirke des kleinen ostafrikanischen Staates von massiven Überschwemmungen verwüstet wurden.

Au Rwanda, les responsables d’Église pleurent la disparition de 130 personnes après les inondations massives qui ont frappé plusieurs districts de ce minuscule pays d’Afrique de l’Est.