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The United Nations headquarters in Geneva where the 45th regular session of the Human Rights Council is taking place. Photo: Unsplash/Mat Reding

Statement urges lifting of unilateral sanctions

LWF joins faith-based organizations at Human Rights Council warning of impact on most vulnerable people

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined with other faith-based organizations to underline the negative impact that…

LWF General Secretary Martin Junge addressed the Faith for Nature conference which is taking place in SkÃ¡lholt, Iceland, via video stream. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Creation is a gift, not a commodity

LWF General Secretary addresses "Faith for Nature" conference

(LWI) - The survival of humankind as "created creatures in a created world" will depend "how we might seek fulfillment in life in gifts and resources that are not for sale,"…

Daw Ma Saw Myint, head teacher of an LWF-run temporary Learning Space in Myanmar, experienced herself the limited opportunities for girls and women. She is trying to keep adolescent girls in school. Photo: LWF/ S. Thandar

COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future

International Day of the Girl: Concern about the impact of COVID-19 on girls

(LWI) - On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in…

LWF project manager in Nepal, Gautam Yagya, briefs a local community about the LWF COVID-19 response during a handover of medical equipment at Morang hospital, Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Empowering faith actors as gender justice advocates

Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training offers practical support to those advocating for change at grassroots level

(LWI) - The rice fields and forests of Morang in eastern Nepal are a world away from the magnificent halls of Geneva’s…

An Afghan refugee family in a Greek refugee camp, 2015. Photo: LWF/ J. Schreier

"Blessing and opportunity for Europe”

Regional inter-religious conference to protect children on the move

(LWI) - “Faith actors have a key role to keep the moral compass of Europe in check.” Rev Dr Sivin Kit, LWF Program Executive for Public Theology and Interreligious…

Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson. Photo: Richard Orange/Radio Sweden

Faith groups raise voices of refugees and asylum seekers

Swedish sister joins Mexican priest and Croatian rights activist calling for need to change refugee narratives

(LWI) - People of faith have a particular responsibility to lift up the voices of refugees and asylum seekers who are still…

âA global approach driven by âvaccine nationalismâ cannot work because until all are safe, no one is,â wrote LWF General Secretary Junge in an open letter to leaders of the G7 nations. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

COVID-19: Until all are safe, no one is safe

LWF General Secretary calls on G7 leaders to ensure vaccine equity

(LWI) – “We have observed with deep concern that the access to the vaccines is unequal,” wrote the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge…

A group of children in Jonglei state, South Sudan. Photo: ALWS/ Julie Krause

Human Rights Council: LWF calls for protection of children in South Sudan

Systemic failures and human rights violations must be addressed

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has raised concerns about the situation of children in South Sudan. “South Sudanese children are inadequately protected against…

Hand washing before a distribution in Burundi. Water is essential to proper hygiene and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: LWF Burundi

On World Water Day, LWF calls for access to safe water

Water essential for protection in times of COVID-19

(LWI) - 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…

A traditional meal is served in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF

"People are not starving, they are being starved”

LWF joins interagency call to fight famine

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an…