Christian Aid to Faith Communities in Prayer for Darfur

Christian Aid will join other organisations on 17 September, as churches, mosques and synagogues across the UK will pray for the people of Darfur in Sudan.

In London at 12.30pm representatives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities in the UK will join in prayer outside Downing Street before meeting the UK government to ask them to do everything possible to help resolve the ongoing crisis in Darfur.

“The millions of displaced people in Darfur are now facing an even more uncertain and insecure future,” said Judith Melby, Africa journalist for Christian Aid. “With the African Union force set to leave they will be left with no protection.

"It is becoming increasingly difficult for humanitarian agencies such as Christian Aid to provide urgently needed services. We have heard political leaders say ‘never again’ with regard to the conflict in Darfur – we now need the actions that will ensure a peaceful end to this catastrophe.”
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