American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan and the Episcopal Church in the United States have co-signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to help put an end to the conflict in South Sudan.
In the letter, 19 religious organisations and NGOs urge Mr Obama to use his upcoming visit to Africa to "press for a solution to the ongoing crisis in South Sudan and stress the need for greater regional cooperation to pressure the warring parties to make the necessary concessions for a sustainable peace in South Sudan."
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In addition to the American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan and the Episcopal Church in the United States, the letter has also been signed by the American Jewish World Service, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, Citizens for Global Solutions, Darfur Interfaith Network, Enough Project, Humanity United, i-ACT, Jewish World Watch, National Association of Evangelicals, National Council of Churches, Presbyterian Church (USA), Sojourners, STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, United to End Genocide, Voices for Sudan and World Without Genocide at William Mitchell College of Law.