WCC NEWS: WCC reiterates solidarity with Sudan, lifts up vulnerable people

In a statement about Sudan, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee lifted up especially vulnerable women, children, and marginalized minority groups in the midst of the war. A woman walks to fetch water in Kauda, a village in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth 11 June 2024 The WCC governing body denounced the conflict parties’ repeated disregard for the principles of international humanitarian, human rights, and criminal law and of common morality as evidenced by the nature of atrocities committed.  The statement called for “full legal accountability for all crimes committed” and highlighted the “psychological toll on people, especially children, resulting from this ongoing conflict and its impacts.” The WCC executive committee also denounced “the role of some outside actors in exacerbating the violence, sustaining the conflict, and increasing the suffering of Sudan’s people,” and urged the international community to respond generously to the humanitarian needs. The WCC executive committee is meeting in Bogota from 6-11 June, where the governing body is focusing on the business of the WCC and on absorbing the life and witness of churches at the heart of the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.   Read in full: Statement on Ecumenical Solidarity with Sudan   At social dialogue in Colombia, WCC assures hundreds gathered: “we are co-pilgrims with you in your journey” (7 June 2024)    WCC moderator urges “get involved in the struggles of the world by affirming hope” (6 June 2024)    Moderator's address at the WCC executive committee in Bogota, Colombia   WCC general secretary to executive committee: “in Christ all things are held together” (6 June 2024)   Report of the WCC general secretary at the executive committee in Bogota, Colombia   In Colombia, WCC executive committee will focus on life and witness of churches (30 May 2024)   WCC executive committee will meet in Colombia to strengthen peacebuilding work (7 May 2024)   In solidarity visit to Sudan, WCC strengthens foundations for peace (25 April 2024) See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland