Famine Archives - UnitingWorld

April 10, 2018

Earlier this year, I made a trip across West Papua. It’s just 150km north of Australia, but it feels a world away – one of the poorest regions in the Asia Pacific. Yet everywhere I went, what struck me most was the profound generosity and sense of community [Read More]

Evangelical Church in the Land of Papua, Famine, livelihoods, Papua, West Papua

To the advocates for South Sudan: Take heart! Do not be afraid

by UnitingWorld

Blogs

May 2, 2017

The following was adapted from a letter sent to encourage a large network of partners who work, pray and advocate alongside the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS). South Sudan is currently the epicenter of an emergency in Africa described by the United Nations as the largest humanitarian crisis since [Read More]

Blogs, Famine, Peace, Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, South Sudan

The world can prevent famine in South Sudan … if we’re fast enough

by Megan Calcaterra

Blogs, Campaigns

March 30, 2017

How many times can you say that you were involved in a ‘life-or-death’ situation? A situation where your actions and decisions could make the difference between someone living or dying? Once? Twice? Never? What if I told you that as you read this, that’s exactly where you find [Read More]

Africa, Blogs, Famine, food security, South Sudan

South Sudan’s peacemakers ask for prayer

by UnitingWorld

News

March 28, 2017

Leaders from our church partner in South Sudan have asked for prayer as they host training and discussions for peacebuilding in neighbouring Sudan. [caption id="attachment_23925" align="alignright" width="300"] Leadership and Peace Training in South Sudan, 2016 [/caption] Since the civil war broke out in 2013, tens of thousands of [Read More]

Famine, Peace, Peacebuilding, Peacemaking, Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, South Sudan

Papua New Guinea famine: Food reaches remote communities

by UnitingWorld

News

July 12, 2016

12 June, 2016 In response to the famine emergency caused by El Nino-driven drought in Papua New Guinea, UnitingWorld and its partner the United Church in PNG (UCPNG) have been distributing food and providing vital leadership to ensure relief operations reach the worst affected areas. Collaborating with the [Read More]

Drought, El Nino, Famine, Papua New Guinea

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In a place of extraordinary hardship, people still rise

To the advocates for South Sudan: Take heart! Do not be afraid

The world can prevent famine in South Sudan … if we’re fast enough

South Sudan’s peacemakers ask for prayer

Papua New Guinea famine: Food reaches remote communities

Healthy families and safe communities in Kiribati

Thank you for supporting our neighbours in Sulawesi

PNG earthquake response: what we’ve achieved together

Another missed opportunity to do more for the most vulnerable

Quarter 1 Update, 2019

A special thank you from Fiji

Repairing more than roofs

Turn the other cheek?

Training ministers for disaster recovery in remote Papua New Guinea

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