Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Sudan
  • News

Canadian churches call for no-fly zone

[DRC] UN troops on patrol in Bunia town, eastern DRC, 31 August 2003. IRIN
UN troops in DRC. Six of their Moroccan colleagues arrested for sexual abuse scandal.
    BRAZZAVILLE

    A group of Christian churches in Canada has called on the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone in Sudan to protect people in the south and centre of the country from what they termed indiscriminate bombings, Reuters reported yesterday. The group, which includes the Canadian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Anglican and protestant churches, said Canada should use its position on the Security Council to force such restrictions on Sudan.

    Speaking at a news conference held this week in Ottawa to publicise the churches’ call, Peter Schonenbach, general secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, accused Khartoum of using indiscriminate bombing, famine and forced displacement to crush the people of central and southern Sudan.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join