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Seeds for Solutions
Self-Understanding of Communion
seminar
Serbia
Sermon
service
sgbv
shelter
shipwreck
Simulated refugee experience
small business
social media
society
solidarity
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
South Sudan conflict
South Sudan Crisis
South Sudan/GENEVA
south-south cooperation
southern Africa
sport
Staff
Statement
Stigma
students
study guide
Sudan
Suriname
survival
Susan Muis
sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Syria Crisis
Syria Crisis. Refugees
Taizé
Tanah Papua
Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS)
Tanyania
Tanzania
Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre
tax
TCRS
teacher training
technology
television drama
Terroism
Terrorism
Thailand
The Commemoration of the 500 Years of Reformation
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
the Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC)
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Vocational Training Center
The people' Pilgrimage
The Power of the Gospel: Developing Pauline Hermeneutics
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
theodicy
theological formation
Theology
Third Bilateral Working Group (BILAG III)
Third Diakonia Virtual Conference
Tibet
Titi Malik
tolerance
tomb
Torild Skard
Training
Transformative Theological Perspectives
transgender
tribute
Twelfth Assembly
Twelfth Assembly Assembly song
Twelfth Assembly song
Typhoon Haiyan
UELCI
UEPAL
Uganda
UN ECOSOC Youth Forum 2017
UN Human Rights Commission
UN Women
UN-Klimakonferenz
undefined
unemployment
UNHCR
UNHRC
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India
United Nations
United Nations Human Rights Council
United States
Universal Periodic Review
UNOCHA
UPR
USA
vatican
VELKD
Veronika Weiss Kircher
Violence
Virtual Conference event
visit
vocational training
Voices from the Communion
volcano
Waking the Giant
Walid Nammour
War
Warime Guti
WASH
Water
water development Nepal
Waterloo University
WCC
WCC Assembly Busan
WCRC
webinar
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Welcoming the Stranger
West Africa
West Bank
WICAS
WICAS Asia 2014
Windhoek
Witness. Reconfiguring Theological Agendas
Wittenberg
Wittenberg pilgrimage
Wittenberg Witness
Women
women and girls
Women in Chuch and Society
Women in Church and Society
women in leaders
women in leadership
Women in Ordained Ministry
Women Ordination
women's advocacy
women's day
women's empowerment
women's human rights
Women's Leadership
women's ordaination
Women's Ordination
Women's pre-Assembly
Women's Pre-Meeting
women's rights
Women's Stories
WomenHumanitarians
Women’s human rights
Women’s human rights advocacy training
Workshop Wittenberg
World Council of Churches
World Day of Prayer for Peace
World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day 2014
World Humanitarian Day 2015
World Humanitarian Day 2016
World Humanitarian Day 2017
World Interfaith Harmony Week
World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day 2015
World Refugee Day 2016
World Refugee Day 2017
World Service
World War Two
World Water Day
Worship
Worship. Communion
WS
WS / COVID19
xenophobia
xxxx
Yemen
Yemen conflict
Younan
young people
young reformers
Youth
Youth Participation
Youth pre-Assembly
Youth Zambia
YWCA
Za'atari Refugee Camp
Zacchaeus Project
Za’atari camp
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
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Guinea
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Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong
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Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
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Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
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Kenya
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Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
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Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
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North Korea
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Norway
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Poland
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Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
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Samoa
San Marino
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Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
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Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
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South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
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Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
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Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
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Yemen
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16
Feb
Faith groups raise voices of refugees and asylum seekers
Public theology, Ecumenical, Interfaith, inter-religious relations, Human Rights, Advocacy, #withrefugees, Refugees, refugees protection, Welcoming the Stranger
16
Feb
Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson knows just how difficult it is to change the minds of legislators and decision makers responding to the influx of refugees in her native country. For the past four decades, she has been lobbying on behalf of thousands of individuals and families who have showed up on the doorstep of the Alsike convent near Uppsala, where she lives with another sister and two women in training for religious life.
16
Feb
Faith groups raise voices of refugees and asylum seekers
Public theology, Ecumenical, Interfaith, inter-religious relations, Human Rights, Advocacy, #withrefugees, Refugees, refugees protection, Welcoming the Stranger
16
Feb
Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson knows just how difficult it is to change the minds of legislators and decision makers responding to the influx of refugees in her native country. For the past four decades, she has been lobbying on behalf of thousands of individuals and families who have showed up on the doorstep of the Alsike convent near Uppsala, where she lives with another sister and two women in training for religious life.
16
Feb
Faith groups raise voices of refugees and asylum seekers
Public theology, Ecumenical, Interfaith, inter-religious relations, Human Rights, Advocacy, #withrefugees, Refugees, refugees protection, Welcoming the Stranger
16
Feb
Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson knows just how difficult it is to change the minds of legislators and decision makers responding to the influx of refugees in her native country. For the past...
11
Feb
A crucial role in making the voices of refugees heard
Refugees, Global Compact for Refugees, Advocacy, UNHCR, Human Rights, FBO
11
Feb
In a webinar on “The global compact for refugees and the role of faith-based organizations”, representatives from the German and Italian government, as well as LWF’s partner Islamic Relief Worldwide...
15
Dec
Partners for peace and humanitarian aid in Myanmar
quality services, Protection, Human Rights, Diakonia, Women, Rohingya, WASH, Education, Advocacy
15
Dec
The LWF provided a testimony on the status of human rights in Myanmar in front of the Canadian’s House of Commons’ Subcommittee on International Human Rights, which held a session focusing on of...
20
Nov
Indonesia: Concern about freedom of religion
Interfaith, LWF member churches, Human Rights, Advocacy
20
Nov
Following the recent reports about attacks on churches and Christian communities in Indonesia, the General Secretaries of the LWF and the WCRC have urged Indonesian President Joko Widodo to better...
9
Nov
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
Climate, Peace, Interfaith, COVID19, Advocacy, Human Rights, peacebuilding
9
Nov
LWF Country Representative in Ethiopia, Sophia Gebreyes, was a speaker during an event of the 2020 Geneva Peace Week, titled “Peacebuilding Disrupted by Covid19 and Climate Change in the Global South...
4
Nov
Appeal for peace in Cameroon after school attack
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Advocacy, Human Rights, Peace, reconciliation, Violence, LWF General Secretary
4
Nov
The LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge has sent a message of support to LWF member churches in Cameroon, following an attack on a school which killed at least six children and injured a...
29
Oct
Between faith and fake news
Public theology, media, webinar, Theology, Ecumenical, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Education, Human Rights
29
Oct
More understanding of social media tools, and more cooperation between faith communities and civil society is needed to counter the flood of fake news and the subsequent polarization of the public...
28
Sep
Human Rights Council: Concern about sexual violence in South Sudan
Statement, Women, Advocacy, Human Rights, human rights council, Violence, gender-based violence, sgbv, Protection, Gender Justice
28
Sep
The LWF has expressed “deep concern” about the high incidence of sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan.
24
Sep
Statement urges lifting of unilateral sanctions
Human Rights, Humanitarian Access, Diakonia, Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement
24
Sep
The LWF has joined with other faith-based organizations to underline the negative impact that sanctions have on the most vulnerable members of society.
23
Sep
Christian organizations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy
Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement, Human Rights, Migrants, Europe, refugees protection, Ecumenical
23
Sep
LWF joined Christian organizations worldwide in a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, calling for a more compassionate approach. Together, the organizations signing...
23
Sep
Humanitarian agencies pledge to end racism
Humanitarian Response, racism, Human Rights, Diakonia, Advocacy, Statement
23
Sep
The heads of major United Nations agencies and other groups working in the humanitarian sector, including the LWF, have issued a statement pledging to eliminate racism and all forms of racial...
22
Sep
Global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration”
Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement, Human Rights, Migrants, Europe, refugees protection
22
Sep
A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the...
11
Sep
LWF calls for health care without discrimination for Palestinians in Gaza
AVH, Jerusalem, COVID19, WS / COVID19, Advocacy, Children, health, security, occupation, Human Rights, child rights, human rights council
11
Sep
The LWF is again raising the alarm on the difficult health care situation for Palestinians living in the Gaza strip. LWF has signed onto a statement with, the Association of International Development...
17
Aug
In solidarity with people and churches of Zimbabwe
Human Rights, gender-based violence
17
Aug
Joining in prayer with the people of Zimbabwe, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and the World Methodist Council expressed...
5
Aug
Being the church in times of COVID-19
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, Leadership, Rapid Response Fund, COVID19, Communion, Human Rights, Climate Change, Gender Justice, MC/COVID19
5
Aug
The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has posed significant challenges for the member churches of the LWF. A survey in all seven regions revealed impact in the same areas, but with largely different...
21
Jul
LWF Statements to the 44th Human Rights Council
Advocacy, Human Rights, Public Statement
21
Jul
The impending annexation by Israel of parts of the West Bank in Palestine, the importance of protecting judges and their independence in Guatemala, and acts of racially motivated violence and...
3
Jun
Annual Reports highlight humanitarian, development, and advocacy work
Annual Report/Report, World Service, rights-based approach, Diakonia, Women, Advocacy, Refugees, internally displaced people, IDP, Human Rights, UPR, Children's rights, child rights, humanitarian
3
Jun
The LWF has issued two annual reports highlighting its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in 2019. They complement the global LWF Annual Report 2019, which was issued in early May.
20
May
LWF joins inter-agency call against annexation of Palestinian territory
Palestine, Israel, Jerusalem, West Bank, Human Rights, Advocacy
20
May
The LWF joins a call by the Association of International Development Agencies on the Government of Israel to forgo plans to further annex areas of the occupied Palestinian territory, including much...
12
May
Put age, gender, diversity at heart of IDP policies
Youth, girls, Children's rights, child rights, IDP, internally displaced people, Human Rights, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Advocacy, Women, #withrefugees
12
May
The LWF has joined a collective of NGOs calling for a more inclusive approach by States and other authorities dealing with Internally Displaced People.
31
Mar
HRC: LWF advocates for the rights of the most vulnerable
Advocacy, Human Rights, land rights, Palestine, Angola, Climate Justice, UPR, UNHRC
31
Mar
At the 43rd session of the UNHRC, the LWF organized a side event on access to health and delivered oral statements on climate change and human rights, two issues which LWF has identified as being of...
30
Mar
Leave no one behind in fight against COVID-19
coronavirus, COVID19, Diakonia, Advocacy, Women, Human Rights
30
Mar
As the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread around the world, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called for a rapid and inclusive response that protects the human rights...
11
Mar
Lutheran and Catholic leaders call on EU to support refugees
Ecumenical, refugees protection, Human Rights, Refugees, church, LWF member churches, ecumenical relations, coronavirus
11
Mar
Lutheran and Catholic bishops in the Nordic countries have issued an unprecedented joint statement urging Europe’s leaders to act responsibly towards refugees fleeing from violence and conflict...
10
Mar
Recalling Europe’s responsibility to protect refugees
refugees protection, Human Rights, Refugees, #withrefugees
10
Mar
LWF leader, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has written to European Union heads of state reminding them of their responsibilities under the Geneva Refugee Convention.
27
Feb
LWF and partners advocate for Palestinian children’s access to health care
AVH, Palestine, Children, health, security, occupation, Human Rights, child rights, human rights council
27
Feb
Insufficient health care, limited access to specialized treatment, security checks delaying treatment or hindering the accompaniment of a parent: Palestinian children face many challenges to access...
22
Jan
Concern over situation in Bojayá
Diakonia, Advocacy, Women, Human Rights, human rights defender, humanitarian, Peace, peacebuilding, Peace-building, peace building, indigenous people
22
Jan
The LWF in Colombia has expressed concern over the confinement, threats and occupation which indigenous communities are suffering in the Chocó department of Colombia.
18
Dec
Refugees living in Kenya speak up at UN
Refugees, UPR, United Nations, UNHCR, Human Rights, Diakonia, Advocacy, #withrefugees
18
Dec
Let refugees speak for themselves on the policy level – with this message an LWF delegation of refugees and civil society attended the pre-session of the UPR for human rights in Kenya.
17
Dec
COP25 in pictures
COP25, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Youth, Advocacy, Ecumenical, Women, Human Rights, Gender
17
Dec
COP25 drew to a close on Sunday, 15 December, after a record-breaking extension of negotiations. For climate justice, undeniably much remains to be done.
10
Dec
With human rights in focus at COP25
COP25, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Youth, Advocacy, Ecumenical, Women, Human Rights, Gender
10
Dec
It’s Human Rights Day, and as negotiations at the United Nations climate meeting (COP25) in Madrid approach their most intense phase, LWF delegates are zeroing in on a range of thematic blocks – each...
25
Oct
Finnish church: an integral part of society
Voices from the Communion, Advocacy, Migrants, Human Rights, Refugees, refugees protection, Identity, Christianity
25
Oct
Tapio Luoma elected Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland a year ago, speaks about his churches’ work with refugees and migrants, dealing with populism, and staying relevant in a...
11
Oct
Be a better rights defender
rights-based approach, Human Rights, World Service, Climate, Gender, Diakonia, Interfaith
11
Oct
Workshop on rights-based approach brings together experiences from 10 project countries
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