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“Inequality hurts us all and goes against God’s vision of life in abundance for every human being”, said Athena Peralta, World Council of Churches programme executive for economic and ecological justice, at a prayer service for the Week of Action to Fight Inequality, held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

Peace is by no means guaranteed and will require sustained and ongoing effort, says Christian Aid.

The Lutheran World Federation has issued a statement calling governments to work towards “an ambitious rulebook” for the implementation of the Paris Climate agreement, and to churches and civil society actors to hold their governments accountable towards that goal.

Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people, says the UN.