WCC general secretary expresses concern over Ukraine

“The World Council of Churches (WCC) is deeply concerned by the current dangerous developments in Ukraine,” the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC said on Monday, 3 March.

“The situation puts many innocent lives in grave jeopardy. And like a bitter wind from the Cold War, it risks further undermining the international community’s capacity to act now or in the future on the many urgent issues that will require a collective and principled response,” he said.

“Out of concern for the lives and security of all people who are or might in the future be affected by the continuing failure to resolve this situation peacefully, I call urgently on all parties to refrain from violence, to commit to dialogue and diplomacy, and to avoid escalation by rash words or actions. The consequences of failing to do so will inevitably be much greater human suffering in Ukraine, and a deep rift in the social and political fabric of the region and in the wider international community,” Tveit said.

“Let us pray for wisdom, peace and justice to prevail.”

Source:WCC