As humanitarian crises mount, Sudan and South Sudan church leaders urge sustained global attention

[World Council of Churches] At the 1,000-day critical mark, Sudan’s war has pushed the country to a breaking point, according to agencies, and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. In more than three and a half years of war, the consequence has been the death of an estimated 150,000 people, either after being caught in crossfire or because of disease or hunger.

The war, whose central issue is a power struggle between two generals and their armies, has displaced more than 13 million, according to the United Nations.

Caught in the brutal war is a minority church, which is offering some humanitarian response alongside its partners and agencies, while amplifying the call for peace.

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