Sudanese Anglican archbishop pleads for peace as agencies warn of catastrophic hunger crisis
[World Council of Churches] The Most Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, archbishop of the Anglican Province of Sudan, called for end to the ongoing war in the country, as humanitarian agencies flagged a hunger crisis of epic proportions.
The war between two rival factions of government, the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. started as a power struggle but erupted into a full-scale fighting on April 15, 2023. Since then, it has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others, as it created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Kondo said peace was the most urgent need of the people, since the situation was very critical. He also urged church-based relief organizations worldwide to join relief food efforts to aid the suffering populations. “War must stop. The people need peace now and not tomorrow,” he said. “What is most needed is peace [but] the war can only stop if supporters stop supplying weapons to the warring parties.”
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