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The general secretaries of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) have expressed their shock and profound concern following the demolition of an Episcopal parish church in Khartoum on orders of Sudanese government authorities.

Oslo consultation by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary, WCC, on the “The future of theology in the changing landscapes of universities in Europe and beyond”, 6 June 2012.

1. During the past years thousands of asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa and Northern Africa have disappeared in the Sinai desert region while crossing the border between Egypt and Israel. The Sinai desert is a traditional transit route for people from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Northern African countries escaping political turmoil, hunger and poverty and hoping to end up in Europe. The people of Eritrea have been facing deep political and human rights crises, due to which around 2,000 people are attempting to flee from Eritrea every month. They end up in the hands of human trafficking rackets or fall victim to organ theft. It is out of sheer desperation, in order to escape conflict, political turmoil and deteriorating human rights situations that people take such risky journeys. However, instead of safe passage to Israel, the refugees find themselves in desert detention centres in Sinai, where they are abused in the most dehumanizing manner.

The general secretary of the WCC sends his congratulations and profound good wishes to the President of South Soudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, on the occasion of his country's independence.

Speech by the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in the public event for the repatriation of documents to the Brasil: Nunca Mais project.

In this document prepared for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Dresden, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, expands on the churches' vision of Just Peace. Presentation to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, 2 June 2011 (delivered by Martin Robra).

Letter by the the WCC general secretary to WCC member churches on South Sudan referendum

ATIEA-AACC CONSULTATION OCT. 17-18 2010
The consultation was launched with the help of the AACC administration, specifically, the general secretary Rev Karamaga and the coordinator of theology desk Rev Dr. Dossou.

Statement on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches

Communiqué by the Sudan Ecumenical Forum General Assembly, Juba 9 – 11 November 2009

New members of the Central and Executive Committee following the resignation of prior members. List was presented at the WCC Central Committee, 2003

APPENDIX to the WCC Central Committee statement on the Darfur crisis in the context of Sudan

The situation in the South Asia region poses a major threat to world peace. WCC's Central Committee statement on South Asia.

Tribute to a respected WCC colleague and an outstanding advocate in the international struggle for human rights.

by Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia

Statement presented by the Sudanese Council of Churches to the international ecumenical delegation led by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, visiting Sudan from 26 March to 2 April 2008.

Songs for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2008