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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...
A group of nursery gardeners, themselves Nigerian refugees, work in a tree nursery in the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees in Cameroon in 2019. Planted across 20 so-called ‘green spaces’, a five-year planting and harvest cycle provides firewood, vines for building roofs, and a step in alleviating environmental impact in and around Minawao. The refugees are supported by the LWF, together with a range of partners. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
15 Sep
Human Rights Council: LWF calls for Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change
Human Rights, human rights council, Climate Change, Interfaith, Advocacy
15 Sep
As part of the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights, the LWF has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a Special Rapporteur mandate on...
Transforming 500 square meters of dry land into fertile land: the Lutheran City Forest at the Luther Study Centre of KN-LWF in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia. Photo: KN-LWF
19 Jul
Indonesia: Encouraging spiritual awareness on climate justice among youth
Youth, Climate, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Climate Justice
19 Jul
Encouraging young people to become advocators and campaigners for climate justice was one of the goals of a project recently undertaken by the National Committee of The Lutheran World Federation in...
Youth playing on the banks of Río Pogue in Atrato, northwestern Colombia. The LWF supports local communities to uphold their rights and protect the Atrato River, which has been polluted by material from extractive industries for decades. Photo: LWF/G. A. Moreno Clavijo
19 Jul
Supporting marginalized people to organize and empower themselves
Livelihoods, quality services, Protection, Action for Justice, Advocacy, rights-based approach, UPR, Minorities and Indigenous People, Refugees
19 Jul
Through its local-to-global methodology, the LWF continues to work with refugees, internally displaced people, indigenous communities, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups to access...
LWF Council youth delegates hold posters at the launch of the Waking the Giant ecumenical initiative in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
16 Jul
Churches raise prophetic voice for justice and inclusion
2030 Agenda, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Advocacy, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Youth, Women, Climate
16 Jul
Lutheran churches in Colombia, Indonesia and Namibia have launched new reports reviewing their countries’ performance toward achieving the United Nations SDGs. At a webinar on 14 July, held as a side...
Attendees at a side event at the United Nations in Geneva on using the Universal Periodic Review as an instrument for peace building rooted in human rights in Colombia. Photo: Peter Kenny"
15 Jul
Protect civic space in post-pandemic recovery
Human Rights, UNHRC, Advocacy, Action for Justice, COVID19, human rights defender, Lutheran Engagement in the Public Space, UN Human Rights Commission
15 Jul
The 47th session of the UNHRC ended on 13 July, adopting resolutions which include a key commitment to protecting the “essential role of civil society” in the post-pandemic period. The LWF has been...
Edwin Mosquera leads a workshop on forgiveness and reconciliation as part of the ‘From War to Peace’ project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia which supports three communities in the northwest Antioquia region. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
7 Jul
Churches are key partners for UN’s 2030 Agenda
SDGs, Member Churches, Diakonia, Waking the Giant, 2030 Agenda
7 Jul
The Lutheran World Federation has joined with Christian churches and faith-based organizations to urge the international community to work towards a more just and equitable recovery from the COVID-19...
Youth of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania planting saplings in the church garden of the Alszeg Church in Hosszúfalu. Photo: EVIKE
5 Jul
Romania: Protecting and preserving God’s creation
Member Churches, Advocacy, Youth, Climate
5 Jul
Young people from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Romania recently participated in a youth climate project dealing with climate action and advocacy and included a three-day mountain trip. 
Photo: Nick Fewings via Unsplash
2 Jul
Human Rights Council: LWF calls for increased efforts to combat extreme poverty
Human Rights, human rights council, Poverty, Advocacy
2 Jul
In a statement to the UN Human rights Council, the LWF, the WCC, and ACT Alliance have called for increased efforts to combat extreme poverty.
This sculpture, entitled ‘the refugee ship’, was made by Danish artist Jens Galschiot and exhibited at Nyhavn in Denmark.Photo: blondinrikard/Flickr (CC-BY)
4 Jun
LWF urges Denmark to reconsider changes to refugee law
Advocacy, Statement, Refugees, Human Rights
4 Jun
The LWF is deeply concerned by amendments to the Danish Aliens Act which were passed by the Danish parliament on 3 June. The law effectively sanctions the forcible removal of refugees and asylum...
The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
20 May
New study: Critical to rethink risk, resilience, and debt relief
Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Advocacy, COVID19
20 May
A new study titled “Climate change, Debt and COVID-19”, analyzes a vicious cycle: climate change and COVID-19 are producing massive costs, exacerbating debt in the poorest countries. The study...
View of the Jerusalem Old City from the Mount of Olives. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
10 May
LWF appeals for an end to violence in Jerusalem
Public Statement, Peace, peace building, Interfaith, Justice, AVH, Palestine homes, LWF member churches, Advocacy
10 May
The LWF has issued an appeal for peace in Jerusalem, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in recent days have left hundreds of people injured. The violence has been...
Ethiopia: Ensuring food security through training in agricultural methods suitable for a changing climate. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
22 Apr
Earth Day: Continuing to care for creation and advocate for climate justice
Identity, Lutheran identity, ecotheology, Theology, Climate Justice, Advocacy
22 Apr
"Every year, Earth Day reminds us of the fact that humanity only has one earth to support itself,” says Elena Cedillo, Program Executive for Climate Justice at the LWF. “We need to care for and...
A traditional meal is served in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
20 Apr
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
Livelihoods, quality services, country programs, Protection, Diakonia, Women, Famine, Human Rights, Advocacy, Youth
20 Apr
The LWF has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an open letter published today (20 April), the organizations call upon states and national...
LWF supports the empowerment for climate action by young people. Photo: Amber – Unsplash
12 Apr
Encouraging youth engagement for climate justice action
Climate, Climate Justice, Climate Change, LWF member churches, Youth, Advocacy
12 Apr
The LWF has issued a call for small-scale climate projects initiated and led by young people. The deadline for proposals is 16 May. Each project should be initiated and led by young people, aged 30...
In the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, the Stewards of Creation, play a key role in promoting climate justice and creation care in church and society. Here they enjoy lunch during a workshop. Photo: SLS
29 Mar
El Salvador: Climate education and climate action go hand in hand
Youth, Climate, Climate Justice, LWF member churches, member church, COVID19, MC/COVID19
29 Mar
Rev. Maritza Albertina Carrillo Herrera, a pastor of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, as a member of the youth coordinating group of the church’s Stewards of Creation, the 26-year-old launched several...
“We know that this year is crucial. The world must use the momentum for climate action,” said LWF General Secretary Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
25 Mar
Faith leaders prepare for COP26: Urgent climate action needed
General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, Lutheran theology, Theology, Climate Justice, Climate, Climate Change, Advocacy, Youth, COP, COP26
25 Mar
Forty-four percent of the LWF's constituency, equaling 33 million people, live in the countries facing the greatest challenges, requiring urgent action. He affirmed LWF's long-standing...
Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (From War to Peace), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, supporting both ex-combatants and the communities they live alongside. Supporting more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization or relapse into violent conflict. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
25 Mar
Women brokering peace in conflict and crisis
Gender Justice, Gender, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Advocacy, Women, CSW, United Nations, Commission on the Status of Women, peace building, women in leadership
25 Mar
Research has repeatedly shown that conflict resolution and peace processes that involve women are much more likely to succeed. Yet despite this, women still make up a very small minority of...
Rev. Dr Angela del Consuelo Trejo Haager, coordinator of LWF’s Latin American and Caribbean Gender Justice Network and Ms Faustina Nillan, ELCT’s National Director for women and children Photo: Private; Doug Hostetter
23 Mar
Lutheran women share stories of changing social norms
Commission on the Status of Women, UN Women, Women, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women and girls, faith and women’s empowerment, women's advocacy, Advocacy, Women’s human rights advocacy training, Gender, Gender Justice, Ecumenical, Interfaith
23 Mar
“Let us be prophetic voices of freedom and justice, even when social norms are difficult to change.” That was the call to action from Rev. Dr Angela del Consuelo Trejo Haager, a member of the LWF...
Hand washing before a distribution in Burundi. Water is essential to proper hygiene and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: LWF Burundi
22 Mar
On World Water Day, LWF calls for access to safe water
World Water Day, Advocacy, Refugees, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, internally displaced people, IDP, COVID19, WASH, Diakonia, Gender, livelihood, Livelihoods, Protection, refugees protection, quality services
22 Mar
One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic; many people still live without access to clean and safe water. "Access to water is still a problem in many places where we work," said...
LWF’s delegation to the 65th Commission on the Status of Women brings vital voices of women and girls to ensure a gender just lens on COVID-19 response and recovery. (File photo taken before the start of COVID-19) Photo: Life on Earth photos/Sean Hawkey
12 Mar
Gender-just lens needed for COVID-19 recovery
Ecumenical, ecumenical relations, Interreligious Dialogue, women and girls, Women in Church and Society, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, UN Women, Women, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, United Nations, COVID19
12 Mar
The LWF will be taking part in the 65th session of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) from 15 to 26 March 2021. A delegation of over seventy lay and ordained women and men...
Aid agencies warn that a decade of conflict and humanitarian crisis threaten to cause “irreversible damage” in Syria. Photo: LWF/R. Schlott
11 Mar
Aid agencies warn of irreversible damage in Syria
Syria, Humanitarian Response, refugee crisis, Joint Statement
11 Mar
More than thirty international aid agencies, including the Lutheran World Federation, are warning of "irreversible damage” if the growing humanitarian needs in Syria are not met and a political...
A group of children in Jonglei state, South Sudan. Photo: ALWS/ Julie Krause
10 Mar
Human Rights Council: LWF calls for protection of children in South Sudan
Justice, Human Rights, Diakonia, Advocacy, Youth, human rights council, Statement, Public Statement, Children, Child Protection, Protection, sgbv, gender-based violence, early marriage, Violence, Faith and Protection
10 Mar
The LWF has raised concerns about the situation of children in South Sudan. “South Sudanese children are inadequately protected against the worst forms of violence,” LWF Regional Program Coordinator...
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