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Maro Maua and his supporters cycling through Mombasa during the “Fit for climate justice” campaign. Photos: Bay Gene
27 Jun
Kenya: Youth project “Fit for climate justice” draws lively engagement
Climate Justice, Climate, Advocacy, Youth
27 Jun
Maro Maua wanted to draw attention to the ongoing climate crisis and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. He found a way of combining a modern lifestyle with a climate...
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa addressing the Bonn Climate Change Conference. Photo: UNclimatechange
24 Jun
Climate justice: Concern over lack of international progress
Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Youth, Advocacy
24 Jun
“There is growing concern that the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, might not be reached,” said Erick Kapira from the...
Religious leaders join young faith actors working in refugee welcome and integration for a two-day interfaith conference entitled ‘Welcoming the Stranger, Living as Neighbors’. All Photos: LWF/M. Renaux
23 Jun
Vital role of faith in refugee protection and integration
Theology, Interfaith, Diakonia, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Jewish, Welcoming the Stranger, World Refugee Day, Refugees
23 Jun
Leaders of Christian, Muslim and Jewish groups responding to refugee crises in different parts of the world gathered in Geneva on 20 June to share best practices in an increasingly challenging global...
Chief Rabbi Sizomu Gershom of Uganda arrives for the start of the Welcoming the Stranger conference. All Photos: LWF/M. Renaux
21 Jun
Standing together to strengthen refugee response
Theology, Interfaith, Diakonia, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Jewish, Welcoming the Stranger, World Refugee Day, Refugees
21 Jun
Leaders of Christian, Muslim and Jewish groups responding to refugee crises in different parts of the world gathered in Geneva on 20 June to share best practices in an increasingly challenging global...
At the opening session of the conference: Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, Rev. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary, Waseem Ahmad, CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
20 Jun
Welcoming the Stranger, Shaping the Future
Theology, Interfaith, Diakonia, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Jewish, Welcoming the Stranger, World Refugee Day
20 Jun
To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that a record 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes, seeking sanctuary...
COVID-19 exacerbates inequalities, LWF Council urges swift and equitable access to vaccines and treatment. Photo: Mufid Majnun on Unsplash
16 Jun
COVID-19: “Too many people” lack vaccine access
council, Council 2022, Public Statement, Statement, Governance, COVID19
16 Jun
The continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, and the escalating violence including killing of innocent victims threatens people’s lives, human rights and dignity, and violates...
Obongi district, Uganda an LWF staff member speaks with the local community and provides support for women and children. LWF uses a local to global to local methodology where advocacy is conducted at the global level feeding back into efforts at the national and local levels. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Jun
Human rights council: advocating with communities from local to global to local
human rights council, Advocacy, LWF member churches, Women
16 Jun
The 50th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) started this week, The Action for Justice unit leads the Lutheran World Federations’ (LWF) advocacy work at the sessions, connecting local...
In Abu Dis, Palestine, 2020: A woman walks toward the Al-Quds ('Jerusalem') University in Abu Dis, with the separation wall mounted by the Israeli authorities in the background. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Jun
Israel-Palestine conflict: A lasting solution must include ending the occupation
council, Council 2022, Public Statement, Statement, Governance, Advocacy, Israel, Palestine, Augusta Victoria Hospital
16 Jun
The continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, and the escalating violence including killing of innocent victims threatens people’s lives, human rights and dignity, and violates...
Photo: Public domain
14 Jun
“Shocking and disturbing” global food crisis requires sustainable response
council, Council 2022, Public Statement, Statement, Food Security, Governance, hunger, COVID19, Advocacy
14 Jun
It is “shocking and deeply disturbing” that nearly 193 million people in 53 countries experience a food crisis yet there is enough in the world to feed everyone. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)...
LWF Council members in plenary session at this year’s meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
13 Jun
LWF calls for end to war in Ukraine and “bolder efforts” to address other conflicts
council, Council 2022, Statement, Public Statement, Ukraine crisis, Peace, peace building, conflict, Conflict resolution, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Human Rights, Interfaith, Governance
13 Jun
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has reiterated its previous calls for Russia’s immediate withdrawal from Ukraine, and urged greater investment by the international community in peaceful means of...
Participants of the climate sensitization seminar of the LCN youth. Photos: LCN
21 Apr
Earth Day: Nigerian youth contribute to climate justice
Youth, Climate Justice, LWF member churches, Climate
21 Apr
Climate justice depends on understanding how climate change affects communities and their potential involvement to bring about change. This vital insight is one of the results of a youth-led climate...
After an eight-month dry season, the riverbed of Tsanaga River lies dry at the outskirts of the city of Maroua, Cameroon. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
24 Mar
Human Rights Council: LWF welcomes appointment of special rapporteur for climate
United Nations Human Rights Council, Statement, Human Rights, human rights council, Lutheran theology, Theology, Interfaith, Peace, Action for Justice, Ecumenical, Youth, Climate
24 Mar
At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its interfaith partners welcomed the appointment of the first UN Special Rapporteur on...
Representatives from more than ten different religions gather at an interfaith service in Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow, on the opening day of a United Nations climate change conference. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Mar
Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief
United Nations Human Rights Council, Statement, Human Rights, human rights council, Lutheran theology, Theology, Interfaith, Peace, Action for Justice, Ecumenical
22 Mar
At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) expressed concern about...
Ukrainian refugees at the border between Ukraine and Poland. Photo: Frank Schultze / Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
4 Mar
Welcome all affected by the war in Ukraine
conflict, emergency, Humanitarian Response, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Peace, solidarity, Ukraine crisis, Welcoming the Stranger, Advocacy
4 Mar
In a statement released on 4 March, the LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt expresses grief over reports of discrimination against non-Europeans fleeing the war in Ukraine and calls for the...
LWF youth delegates are joining a march at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, advocating climate justice as intergenerational justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
2 Mar
LWF raises voices of faith and hope at UN Environment Assembly
Climate Justice, Climate, General Secretary, LWF General Secretary, United Nations
2 Mar
People of faith are called “to live in harmony with creation and not abuse, misuse or exhaust it,” said the LWF General Secretary, Rev. Anne Burghardt. On 28 February, she spoke at an online side...
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
25 Feb
Restore peace in Ukraine
conflict, emergency, Humanitarian Response, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Peace, solidarity, Ukraine crisis
25 Feb
In a statement released on 25 February, LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and global solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
During the weeks of Vesper Church it is very busy in Stuttgart's St. Leonhard’s Church. Photo: ELK-WUE/Monika Johna
11 Feb
Building inclusive societies with universal social protection
Theology, Ecumenical, Advocacy, COVID19
11 Feb
The COVID-19 pandemic “has clearly revealed the need for social protection for all people. It therefore challenges the churches to rethink our approach to building more just and inclusive societies.” 
LWF youth have significantly advanced the communion’s advocacy priorities including climate justice and peace building. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine P. Valeriano
9 Feb
Action for Justice, rooted in theology and dignity for all
Action for Justice, LWF Publications
9 Feb
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) marked a milestone on 7 February with the launch of its first advocacy framework, highlighting its priority areas of climate, gender, peacebuilding, human rights...
Chard is one of the vegetables grown in the community gardens established during the youth climate project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH). Photo: Markus Spiske via Unsplash
7 Feb
Chile: “Seeds of Hope” for climate justice
Climate Change, Climate Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Youth
7 Feb
“The ‘Seeds of Hope’ project has given me the hope that we, as human beings, can change our attitudes and actions and transform our relationship with the environment and the earth,” said Izani Bruch...
Catherine Russell, UNICEF’s new Executive Director. Photo: McIlwaine/UNICEF
3 Feb
LWF welcomes new UNICEF director
Diakonia, Advocacy, Youth, Human Rights, child rights, Children's rights, United Nations
3 Feb
The LWF has welcomed the appointment of the new Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell, who took up her post on 1 February. Noting that the LWF has partnered with the United Nations...
"We urge all parties to de-escalate the situation,” said LWF General Secretary Burghardt. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
26 Jan
A peaceful solution must be found for Ukraine
LWF member churches, LWF General Secretary, Human Rights
26 Jan
The LWF is calling on the international community to take immediate action to avert further conflict and war between Russia and Ukraine.
A refugee mother offers her finger print to receive supplementary food items in the refugee camp #18 in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Photo: LWF Nepal/Bhoj Raj Khanal
20 Jan
Welcoming the stranger through faith and community
Diakonia, Interfaith, Migrants, Advocacy
20 Jan
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and other faith partners are working together to improve the understanding and support for...
Ganta, Liberia: Antee Baar, a nursing school student training at the United Methodist University campus, practices filling up a syringe. Located in Nimba county, the Ganta United Methodist Hospital serves tens of thousands of patients each year. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Dec
COVID-19: LWF and partners advocate for equitable vaccine access
Diakonia, coronavirus, COVID19, country programs
16 Dec
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in collaboration with Oxfam and 12 other partners are advocating to ensure refugees and displaced persons have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Isaiah Toroitich, Head of Global Advocacy leads the LWF Action for Justice that is the focal point for advocacy on Human Rights. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
10 Dec
Human Rights: Our foundational commitment
Advocacy, Ecumenical, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Diakonia, Women, Youth, Climate
10 Dec
Every year on December 10 the world celebrates Human Rights Day. Working for a justice is a foundational calling the LWF has committed to respond to. Isaiah Toroitich, LWF’s Head of Global Advocacy...
Ms Phelister Njile from Tanzania’s northern Shinyanga region, a participant at the 29 November event in Dar es Salaam which brought together doctors, researchers, faith leaders and key partners to end gender-based violence. All photos: Zacharia Osanga
3 Dec
Tanzania: faith leaders highlight rights of people living with disabilities
Gender Justice, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Women, 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, albinism, disability
3 Dec
The vital role of religious leaders and faith-based organizations in ending gender-based violence was at the heart of a conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 29 November entitled ‘A wealth of...
Zarqa, Jordan: Incentive-Based Volunteer Esraa from Jordan paints her handmark on the wall of the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa. Through a variety of activities, the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa serves to offer psychosocial support and strengthen social cohesion between Syrian, Iraqi and other refugees in Jordan and their host communities. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
1 Dec
Recognizing faith-based perspectives in protecting displaced persons
Human Rights, Interfaith, Peace, Advocacy
1 Dec
The LWF has joined hands with other faith-based humanitarian, development and advocacy organizations to push for a stronger recognition of the unique role that faith-based organizations (FBOs) play...
Dr Bijaya Bajracharya, Country Director of LWF Nepal, Rev. Liria Consuelo Preciado of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia and Rev. Denver Grauman of the Moravian Church in South Africa shared experiences of their work to combat gender-based violence. Photos: Panelists’ own.
25 Nov
16 Days: LWF steps up commitments to end gender-based violence
16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, Women, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, faith and women’s empowerment, LWF member churches, Advocacy, women's rights
25 Nov
At the start of the 16 Days campaign to end gender-based violence , the LWF has reaffirmed its “unwavering commitment” towards ending "one of the gravest forms of violations of the human rights...
LWF youth delegate Nora Antonsen from the Church of Norway (second from left) speaks, as in Saint George's Tron church in Glasgow, representatives of a variety of faiths gather to hand in a shared petition to COP26. They call world leaders to take urgent action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
3 Nov
COP26: People of faith demand climate justice for the most vulnerable
Climate Justice, COP26, Youth, Advocacy
3 Nov
More than ten faith groups and NGOs gathered on 2 November to call on world leaders to deliver on climate justice at COP26. The “Faith in Action” event took place at St George’s Tron Church of...
A night view of the "allée des drapeaux" of the United Nations in Geneva. 14 February 2014. Photo: Jean-Marc Ferré/UN Photo (CC-BY-NC-ND)
26 Oct
LWF and partners call for leadership and immediate action for displaced people
Advocacy, Interfaith, Climate
26 Oct
The Lutheran World Federation and over twenty other international humanitarian partners have urged the UN General Secretary António Guterres to take immediate action for Internally Displaced People.
Participants in the online training included Lillian W. Kantai, LWF Kenya-Somali Program (left) and Sabrina Senger, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Photos courtesy
17 Sep
A new phase in faith-based advocacy for gender justice
Action for Justice, Human Rights, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, faith-based organizations, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women's advocacy, women's human rights
17 Sep
At this year's annual women’s human rights training by faith-based organizations, which after six years of international gatherings is shifting to a more regional-based approach, utilizing the...
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