UEM Council: Statement on the Situation in Eastern Congo

One of the Refugee Camps around Goma / DR Congo, Photo: CBCA

The Council Meeting 2025, Botswana, Photo: UEM

Together - We Grieve - We Pray - We Call for Urgent National, Sub-Regional and International Responses.

At the invitation of Bishop Mothusi Letlhage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana, the internationally composed Council of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) held its first meeting of 2025 in the Botswanan capital, Gaborone, from March 15 to 19.

(We reported on the meeting on March 18, 2025: here)

The Council also adopted a statement on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo.

Together - We Grieve - We Pray - We Call for Urgent National, Sub-Regional and International Responses!

In it, the Council calls on UEM members and all people to pray for the people suffering from the war in eastern DR Congo.

Furthermore, it appeals to political decision-makers and the international community to work towards ending the war and conflicts in the region and to promote peace, mediation, and reconciliation. The actors in the affected countries are also urged to take concrete steps to address the causes of the conflict in Eastern Congo. The continuous provision of emergency aid for the severely affected survivors of the war and the people in the devastated communities is necessary to enable a normalisation of living conditions and ensure the security of the population in everyday life.

The full statement in the original English version

More information about the UEM Council and its members.