The Moderators of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly are supporting the call for warring parties around the world to lay down their weapons to help battle Covid-19.
Echoing the urgent plea made by António Guterres, the United Nation’s (UN) Secretary-General, Moderators Derek Estill and the Revd Nigel Uden have added their names to an international call for a ceasefire: that the threat to life from the coronavirus, a true shared enemy, is being amplified by armed conflict and putting vulnerable people at an even greater risk.