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World Council of Churches welcomes peace efforts between warring parties in Sudan
World Council of Churches general secretary The Rev’d Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed positive developments in ongoing talks between the warring parties in Sudan
World Council of Churches general secretary The Rev’d Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed positive developments in ongoing talks between the warring parties in Sudan
An online event titled “Save Children’s Lives: Climate-Responsible Banking” on 3 July highlighted how investments in new fossil fuel expansion imperil the wellbeing of children, youth, and future generations inspiring action to hold accountable those investing in fossil fuels
“Despite what people may read or hear in the media, the war in Sudan is not about religion. In 2021 when my Anglican priest father was murdered — at a time when the unrest, that led to the war, started — Muslims and Christians gathered for his funeral. My priest father was beloved by the whole community. The war is about resources — about access to gold and oil,” says The Rev’d Rebecca King
“As a doctor, it is amazing to see how efficiently resources are mobilised here in Australia when an unwell or injured child comes into our emergency departments…But no resources are accessible to Palestinian children in Gaza — hospitals have been intentionally destroyed and humanitarian medical aid intentionally blocked. Children in Gaza are being left to die hungry and in pain. Why? Because Israel and its allies deem it acceptable since these children were born Palestinian. As a Palestinian and as a doctor my heart breaks every day I am unable to stop this from happening to my people,” says Dr Ahmad Abou-Sweid
World Council of Churches general secretary The Rev’d Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay condemned the killing of aid workers in Gaza, and extended condolences to the families and friends who are in shock and mourning upon hearing the news that an Israeli airstrike killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen
“In short, Australia’s pursuit of unity and prosperity and willingness to subordinate human rights to achieve those ends raises serious questions about who we are and what we value,” said Prof Renee Jeffery in her 2023 Human Rights Day address on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
With a focus on peacebuilding and human rights protection, The United Evangelical Mission’s International Summer School 2023, organised in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and other partners, took place in August and September in Hofgeismar, Germany
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