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The World Council of Churches is publishing a series of interviews that portray insights and reflections from the leaders of faith-based global and regional humanitarian and development organizations. Rudelmar Bueno de Faria is general secretary of ACT Alliance, which has secretariats in Switzerland, Jordan, Thailand, El Salvador, Kenya, Canada and New York. In addition, the ACT Alliance Advocacy office to the EU is based in Brussels, Belgium.

In a video interview, Dr Torsten Moritz, general secretary of the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, gives a short analysis of the new EU Migration Pact, and how faith-based organizations are working to change unbearable conditions for thousands of migrants and refugees. The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe is helping to lead a dialogue between global religious groups and the European Commission offices in Brussels.

The advocacy statement of ecumenical organisations responding to the new EU Migrant Pact and the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe was received 25 September in the European Commission offices in Brussels. The statement was addressed to Vangelis Demiris, cabinet member of the vice president of the commission Margaritis Schinas, who is coordinating the commission’s work on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, and Dr Torsten Moritz, general secretary of the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, delivered the statement to Demiris, who is responsible for the dialogue with the churches and faith-based organisations.

Ein Dutzend globaler und regionaler religiöser Organisationen gab eine Fürsprache-Erklärung zur Situation der Migranten und Flüchtlinge in Europa heraus, in der sie ihre Berufung als Christinnen und Christen darin sehen, „Fremde willkommen zu heißen“, und auf die Schaffung einer Welt drängten, in der wir „gemeinsam menschlich werden“.

A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”

A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”

Christliche Organisationen, die 2 Milliarden Menschen vertreten (das ist etwa ein Drittel der Weltbevölkerung), haben eine Erklärung über die katastrophale Lage von Migrierenden und Flüchtlingen in Europa veröffentlicht und fordern einen barmherzigen Umgang mit diesen Menschen.

Christian organizations representing 2 billion people—about one-third of the world's population—have released a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, and they are demanding a more compassionate approach.

Des organisations chrétiennes représentant 2 milliards de personnes – environ un tiers de la population mondiale – ont publié une déclaration sur la situation désastreuse des migrants et des réfugiés en Europe, et elles demandent une approche plus compatissante.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offers reflections from an Orthodox perspective on the current plight of refugees, both in Greece and beyond, and how churches can help with both relief efforts and long-term wellbeing.

L’archevêque Ieronymos d’Athènes et de toute la Grèce partage ses réflexions, dans la perspective orthodoxe, sur le sort actuel des réfugiés, en Grèce et ailleurs, et sur la manière dont les Églises peuvent contribuer aux efforts faits pour les secourir et à leur bien-être à long terme.

Erzbischof Hieronymos von Athen und ganz Griechenland spricht aus orthodoxer Sicht über die derzeitige Misere und Not der Flüchtlinge in Griechenland und anderswo und formuliert Gedanken, wie die Kirchen mit Soforthilfemaßnahmen helfen, aber auch zum langfristigen Wohlergehen dieser Menschen beitragen können.

Europe is again faced with a rise in migrants and refugees seeking a better life with some similar signs to the crisis that peaked five years ago during a mass movement triggered by the Syrian War and extreme hardships in other countries.