The Christian Council of Ghana today appealed to Christians and other religious communities to continue praying for the restoration of peace in Iraq and other war torn areas.
A statement issued by the Council and signed by the General Secretary, Reverend Dr Robert Aboagye-Mensah in Accra appealed to the two sides in the war to end hostilities and build bridges of love and peace. It expressed shock and dismay at the US led coalition forceps’s invasion of Iraq, adding that despite pre-war of words and threats and appeal by individuals and civil society around the world, the war clouds are now ominously hovering in Iraq creating hardship and insecurity. The statement deplored the loss of lives and property and lack of food, water and medicine which are staring at the people.
It added that, the billions of dollars that are being channelled to destroy human lives and property in the war could have been used to help alleviate suffering, which could have resulted in promoting a more peaceful world than we are experiencing at the moment. In another development, the World Council of Churches (WCC) had appealed to the governments of the US, Iraq and their supporters to immediately cease all military activity in Iraq and return the full responsibility of the disarmament of Iraq to UN Security Council.
In a statement issued to all the 342 member churches, the General Secretary, Reverend Dr Konrad Raiser said it is not the first time that the US has acted unilaterally in violation of the UN Charter, nor are they alone in considering war as a legally justified means to achieve political Objective. The statement called on all parties to the conflict, including Iraq to abide by human rights obligation under international humanitarian law.
Source: GhanaWeb
