WCC news: Sudan ambassador meets WCC general secretary to discuss peace plan

H.E. Ambassador Hassan Hamid Hassan, permanent representative of Sudan in Geneva and his first secretary, Abuzar Abdelbagi Mohamed Saad, met on 7 May with World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay to discuss the Sudanese government’s new peace and reconstruction plan. WCC General Secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and H.E. Mr Hassan Hamid Hassan Hamid, Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to the UN Office in Geneva. Photo: Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC 7 May 2026 The meeting is a follow up to a meeting between Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris with Pillay on 5 February. The Sudanese government is planning to convene inclusive international and national conferences to reestablish community peace, reconciliation, and national healing, in cooperation with the United Nations, international and regional organizations, donors, and sisterly and friendly states, to address the impacts of war, mend the social fabric, and create a healthy societal environment. Pillay reiterated that the WCC stands together in solidarity with all the churches and people of Sudan and South Sudan as they seek to fulfil their essential ministry for justice, reconciliation, unity, and human dignity and rights. We welcome peace initiatives and are keen to support the processes and dialogues for peace in Sudan.  Pillay was accompanied in the meeting by Marianne Ejdersten, WCC director of communication.  Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan visits WCC (WCC news release, 6 February 2026) 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 356 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 Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland