WCC NEWS: WCC commits to accompanying churches, Christian communities in Sudan

In a statement, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee expressed outrage at atrocities being perpetrated against the people of Sudan. Women return from collecting firewood to the Kalma IDP Camp near Nyala in Sudan's Darfur region. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth 24 November 2025 The WCC governing body demanded “efforts for full legal accountability for perpetrators of atrocity crimes in El Fasher and elsewhere in Sudan, since the outbreak of the war, and in this regard welcomes the UN Human Rights Council’s mandate for an urgent inquiry by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, as well as relevant initiatives by the African Union and others.” The WCC executive committee also called upon “all external actors financing and supplying arms to the combatants in this war, to desist immediately from such support.” The statement underscores the WCC’s commitment to accompanying churches and Christian communities of Sudan. The WCC executive committee is meeting in Hangzhou, China from 20-25 November. WCC Statement on Sudan’s Deepening Descent Into Chaos And Inhumanity WCC central committee moderator reflects on church unity, climate justice (WCC news release, 20 November 2025) WCC general secretary: “WCC is being looked at as a source of strength and support” (WCC news release, 20 November 2025) WCC executive committee opens in Hangzhou, China (WCC news release, 20 November 2025) Photo gallery: WCC executive committee meeting in China See more

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