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| We, leaders of faith and religious organisations, groups and communities, including those supporting the Charter for Faith-Based Humanitarian Action, are compelled by our faiths to come together to speak out for those most marginalised. All faiths and religions actively encourage the recognition and support of those most in need and are uniquely placed to respond. Many of us live near, or are part of, populations affected by crisis, and enjoy special relationships of trust with as well as insights into and access to our communities beyond those of non-faith actors. We are present before crises occur and are key providers of assistance and protection both during them and afterwards. | We, leaders of faith and religious organisations, groups and communities, including those supporting the Charter for Faith-Based Humanitarian Action, are compelled by our faiths to come together to speak out for those most marginalised. All faiths and religions actively encourage the recognition and support of those most in need and are uniquely placed to respond. Many of us live near, or are part of, populations affected by crisis, and enjoy special relationships of trust with as well as insights into and access to our communities beyond those of non-faith actors. We are present before crises occur and are key providers of assistance and protection both during them and afterwards. |
| We can no longer stand by as the number of people forced from their homes but who have not crossed a border continues to rise in the wake of protracted crises and climate change. Currently there are more than 65 million people displaced due to conflict and violence, and 40.5 million of these remain in their countries of origin. It would take more than a year to read all their names. Millions more are displaced due to climate-related events and disasters. We call on leaders of national governments to do more to ensure that the needs and rights of internally displaced people are addressed and upheld. | We can no longer stand by as the number of people forced from their homes but who have not crossed a border continues to rise in the wake of protracted crises and climate change. Currently there are more than 65 million people displaced due to conflict and violence, and 40.5 million of these remain in their countries of origin. It would take more than a year to read all their names. Millions more are displaced due to climate-related events and disasters. We call on leaders of national governments to do more to ensure that the needs and rights of internally displaced people are addressed and upheld. |
| We stand in solidarity with people who have fled their homes but not crossed borders; many of them are the poorest and most vulnerable in their communities, including women, children, elderly and disabled people, yet so often they receive none of the support and protection to which refugees are entitled. Displaced on average for 15 years, often repeatedly, most exist without access to basic services such as health and education, are often subjected to abuse, torture and harassment and face despair. Our faiths compel us to speak out against the disregard of their human rights, their marginalisation, and the stripping of their dignity. We are united in calling on governments to work with UN agencies, INGOs, civil society and faith communities to prevent displacement in the first place, to protect those who are displaced, and to work with people forced to flee to find durable solutions. | We stand in solidarity with people who have fled their homes but not crossed borders; many of them are the poorest and most vulnerable in their communities, including women, children, elderly and disabled people, yet so often they receive none of the support and protection to which refugees are entitled. Displaced on average for 15 years, often repeatedly, most exist without access to basic services such as health and education, are often subjected to abuse, torture and harassment and face despair. Our faiths compel us to speak out against the disregard of their human rights, their marginalisation, and the stripping of their dignity. We are united in calling on governments to work with UN agencies, INGOs, civil society and faith communities to prevent displacement in the first place, to protect those who are displaced, and to work with people forced to flee to find durable solutions. |
| In this 20th anniversary year of the UN guiding principles on internal displacement, it is time to lay the ground for bold action in support of a FAIR deal (Funded, Ambitious, Inclusive and Respectful of international law) for people forced to flee within their country of origin. | In this 20th anniversary year of the UN guiding principles on internal displacement, it is time to lay the ground for bold action in support of a FAIR deal (Funded, Ambitious, Inclusive and Respectful of international law) for people forced to flee within their country of origin. |
| The global compacts on refugees and migration, to be signed this year, regrettably provide scant attention to the ignored millions, forced out of their homes but still within their countries of origin. If we are to realise the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure we “leave no one behind”, then the international community must ensure that internally displaced people receive the protection and support that they so desperately need. | The global compacts on refugees and migration, to be signed this year, regrettably provide scant attention to the ignored millions, forced out of their homes but still within their countries of origin. If we are to realise the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure we “leave no one behind”, then the international community must ensure that internally displaced people receive the protection and support that they so desperately need. |
| We therefore encourage leaders of national governments – together with local partners, civil society, faith communities and the private sector, as well as humanitarian and development actors – to join the GP20 plan of action to prevent further forcible displacement of people, strengthen the protection of those who are displaced, and seek long-lasting and durable solutions with them. We call on national leaders to consider their commitments to the SDGs and those made at the world humanitarian summit to ensure that nobody is left behind and that everyone, including the millions of internally displaced people so often overlooked, has access to adequate protection and assistance in line with their inherent dignity and worth. | We therefore encourage leaders of national governments – together with local partners, civil society, faith communities and the private sector, as well as humanitarian and development actors – to join the GP20 plan of action to prevent further forcible displacement of people, strengthen the protection of those who are displaced, and seek long-lasting and durable solutions with them. We call on national leaders to consider their commitments to the SDGs and those made at the world humanitarian summit to ensure that nobody is left behind and that everyone, including the millions of internally displaced people so often overlooked, has access to adequate protection and assistance in line with their inherent dignity and worth. |
| Rudelmar Bueno de Faria General secretary, ACT AllianceDr Bright Mawudor Deputy general secretary, All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Dr Andre Karamaga General secretary (outgoing), All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Dr Fidon Mwombeki General secretary (incoming), All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Rachel Carnegie Co-executive director, Anglican AllianceMost Rev Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon Secretary general, Anglican CommunionRev Alan Donaldson General director, Baptist Union of ScotlandRev Denzil John Baptist Union of WalesRev Judith Morris General secretary, Baptist Union of WalesBenjamin Laniado CEO, CadenaMost Rev John DE Davies Archbishop of Wales and bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Church in WalesRight Rev Andrew John Bishop of Bangor, Church in WalesRight Rev June Osborne Bishop of Llandaff, Church in WalesRight Rev Gregory Cameron Bishop of St Asaph, Church in WalesGraham Gordon Head of Public Policy, CafodAmanda Khozi Mukwashi Chief executive, Christian AidRight Rev Paul Butler Bishop of Durham, Church of England Right Rev Nicholas Holtam Bishop of Salisbury, Church of EnglandRight Rev Susan Brown Moderator, Church of ScotlandChristine Elliott Director of international programmes, Churches Together in Britain and IrelandPatrick Coyle Chair, Cytun/Churches Together in Wales boardCanon Grace Kaiso General secretary, Council of Anglican Provinces of AfricaRight Rev Jonathan Clark Chair, CTBI Churches Refugee NetworkRev Aled Edwards Chief executive, Cytûn/Churches Together in Wales boardDavid Smith Country director, Nepal and Bangladesh, DanChurchAidNozmul Hussain Chief executive officer, East London Mosque & London Muslim CentreEcumenical Centre for Advice and Service (CREAS, Latin America)Episcopal Anglican Church of BrazilArchbishop Justin Badi Primate Episcopal Church South SudanFundación Protestante Hora de Obrar Dr Hany ElBanna President, The Humanitarian ForumAlfredo Abad Iglesia Evangélica EspañolaRev Carola Tron Moderadora Iglesia Evangélica Valdense del Río de la PlataFather Alberto Franco Giraldo Director, Interchurch Commission on Justice & Peace, ColombiaGamal Serour Director, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and ResearchNaser Haghamed Chief executive, Islamic Relief WorldwideFather Jean Robert Dery Coordinator, Jesuits Mission in HaitiJean Duff Coordinator, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local CommunitiesBala Gnanapragasam Vice-president of conference 2018-19, Methodist ChurchRev Michaela Youngson President of conference 2018-19, Methodist ChurchRev Nigel Cowgill Chair, Methodist Church (London district)Pasteur Joseph Clement Director, Mission Sociale des Eglises d’HaitiHarun Khan Secretary general, Muslim Council of BritainNational Council of Christian Churches of BrazilRev Nicta Lubaale Secretary general, Organisation of African Instituted ChurchesRev Meirion Morris General secretary, Presbyterian Church of WalesRev Brian Matthews Moderator Presbyterian Church of WalesDr Vinya Ariyaratne Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri LankaPaul Subrata Malakar Director Shalom, Church of BangladeshRev Dyfrig Rees General secretary, Union of Welsh IndependentsJohn P Cross Moderator, United Free Church of ScotlandWissam Al-Saliby World Evangelical AlliancePaul Anticoni Chief executive, World Jewish ReliefRafi Cooper Director of communications, World Jewish ReliefEsther Lehmann-Sow Global director, faith & development, World Vision InternationalAmbassador Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann Permanent observer to the United Nations Geneva – Sovereign Order of MaltaProf Mohammed Abu-Nimer Senior advisor, KAICIID Dialogue Centre | Rudelmar Bueno de Faria General secretary, ACT AllianceDr Bright Mawudor Deputy general secretary, All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Dr Andre Karamaga General secretary (outgoing), All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Dr Fidon Mwombeki General secretary (incoming), All Africa Conference of ChurchesRev Rachel Carnegie Co-executive director, Anglican AllianceMost Rev Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon Secretary general, Anglican CommunionRev Alan Donaldson General director, Baptist Union of ScotlandRev Denzil John Baptist Union of WalesRev Judith Morris General secretary, Baptist Union of WalesBenjamin Laniado CEO, CadenaMost Rev John DE Davies Archbishop of Wales and bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Church in WalesRight Rev Andrew John Bishop of Bangor, Church in WalesRight Rev June Osborne Bishop of Llandaff, Church in WalesRight Rev Gregory Cameron Bishop of St Asaph, Church in WalesGraham Gordon Head of Public Policy, CafodAmanda Khozi Mukwashi Chief executive, Christian AidRight Rev Paul Butler Bishop of Durham, Church of England Right Rev Nicholas Holtam Bishop of Salisbury, Church of EnglandRight Rev Susan Brown Moderator, Church of ScotlandChristine Elliott Director of international programmes, Churches Together in Britain and IrelandPatrick Coyle Chair, Cytun/Churches Together in Wales boardCanon Grace Kaiso General secretary, Council of Anglican Provinces of AfricaRight Rev Jonathan Clark Chair, CTBI Churches Refugee NetworkRev Aled Edwards Chief executive, Cytûn/Churches Together in Wales boardDavid Smith Country director, Nepal and Bangladesh, DanChurchAidNozmul Hussain Chief executive officer, East London Mosque & London Muslim CentreEcumenical Centre for Advice and Service (CREAS, Latin America)Episcopal Anglican Church of BrazilArchbishop Justin Badi Primate Episcopal Church South SudanFundación Protestante Hora de Obrar Dr Hany ElBanna President, The Humanitarian ForumAlfredo Abad Iglesia Evangélica EspañolaRev Carola Tron Moderadora Iglesia Evangélica Valdense del Río de la PlataFather Alberto Franco Giraldo Director, Interchurch Commission on Justice & Peace, ColombiaGamal Serour Director, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and ResearchNaser Haghamed Chief executive, Islamic Relief WorldwideFather Jean Robert Dery Coordinator, Jesuits Mission in HaitiJean Duff Coordinator, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local CommunitiesBala Gnanapragasam Vice-president of conference 2018-19, Methodist ChurchRev Michaela Youngson President of conference 2018-19, Methodist ChurchRev Nigel Cowgill Chair, Methodist Church (London district)Pasteur Joseph Clement Director, Mission Sociale des Eglises d’HaitiHarun Khan Secretary general, Muslim Council of BritainNational Council of Christian Churches of BrazilRev Nicta Lubaale Secretary general, Organisation of African Instituted ChurchesRev Meirion Morris General secretary, Presbyterian Church of WalesRev Brian Matthews Moderator Presbyterian Church of WalesDr Vinya Ariyaratne Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri LankaPaul Subrata Malakar Director Shalom, Church of BangladeshRev Dyfrig Rees General secretary, Union of Welsh IndependentsJohn P Cross Moderator, United Free Church of ScotlandWissam Al-Saliby World Evangelical AlliancePaul Anticoni Chief executive, World Jewish ReliefRafi Cooper Director of communications, World Jewish ReliefEsther Lehmann-Sow Global director, faith & development, World Vision InternationalAmbassador Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann Permanent observer to the United Nations Geneva – Sovereign Order of MaltaProf Mohammed Abu-Nimer Senior advisor, KAICIID Dialogue Centre |
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