Over the past week, we have seen reports flooding our inboxes with accounts of attacks in Abyei, a contested region in Sudan. Here are just a few statements we have seen in the past days: “According to United Nations officials…
Read more »Dear Sudanese Friends and Friends of the Sudanese people, The situation in the Abyei area is highly volatile with reports of ongoing fighting in and around Abyei town and SAF operations further south towards the Bahr el Arab/Kiir River. Insecurity…
Read more »Over the past week, we have seen reports flooding our inboxes with accounts of attacks in Abyei, a contested region in Sudan. Here are just a few statements we have seen in the past days: “According to United Nations officials…
Read more »Twice a year, the United Nations Security Council has an open debate around the role of civilians in armed conflict. Today, the Security Council held this biannual debate, with testimony from Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping…
Read more »On February 26, the United Nations Security Council unanimously asked for a criminal investigation of Muammar el-Qadaffi’s use of force against civilians. The prosecutor, Mr. Moreno-Ocampo reported back to the Security Council earlier this morning. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo told the Security…
Read more »The Northminster Presbyterian Church visited the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations on Saturday, April 16. The group had the opportunity to tie mission into advocacy practice. The group from Northminster had spent days doing mission work close to New…
Read more »For over fifty years, the people of Colombia have endured violence that has displaced more than five million Colombians and driven another 500,000 from their country. Thousands more have died. Since 2000, the United States has provided Colombia over $7…
Read more »We pray for the peacemakers in Colombia, the churches, and all people who in countless ways seek to right the wrongs, heal the wounded and sick, speak the truth, and protect the vulnerable. We give thanks for those who are…
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