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Join churches worldwide on 21 May 2017 to pray for an end to famine.
More people face famine today than any time in modern history.
Famine has been declared in areas of South Sudan, with Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen on the brink of famine. More than 20 million people are at risk of starvation in these four countries alone. Globally, millions more suffer from drought and food shortages.
The UN is calling this the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945.Yet, the famines are the result of conflict, drought, poverty and global inaction, and in most cases they are preventable. Churches have a prophetic role in calling its members, wider society and governments to make a difference during this unprecedented period of suffering.
Food is more than a human right; it is a divine gift that cannot be impeded.
On 21 May 2017, we are joining together across countries, languages and traditions to respond to the global hunger crisis in our churches, in our prayers and through our actions.
Join us.
Why May 21 is a critical date:
World leaders will be meeting at the G7 Summit in Italy on 26-27 May. This is an important opportunity to highlight the urgency of the famine in South Sudan and looming famines in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, while also drawing attention to the unfulfilled G7 pledge from 2015 to lift 500m people out of hunger and malnutrition. To date, only 26% of the required funding to accomplish this has been committed globally.Slides Call to Action