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Image The UN summit will adopt a "Pact for the Future" to secure sustainable development and international cooperation. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown LWF delegation to attend UN Summit of the Future General Secretary Burghardt leads Lutheran presence at world leaders’ summit in New York (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt leads a delegation to the United Nations in New York this…
Image Global faith leaders discussed transformative peace at a side event of the Summit of the Future on 21 September 2024. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson New York: Faith leaders call for true and transformative peace General Secretary Burghardt: “Creating contexts where people and communities can thrive” (LWI) - On the eve of the Summit of the Future, global faith leaders convened in New York, united by a shared imperative: to…
Image Finnish Lutheran pastor and youth leader Rev. Jussi Luoma is a member of the LWF Council, and chairperson of the Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert ‘Global Faith Unfiltered’ priorities: Creation groans but hope inspires action As global leaders at the UN summit charted a new path for a sustainable future this week, a Finnish youth pastor reflected on shared Christian responsibility in protecting and preserving creation.
Image Speakers at the prayer breakfast in New York. Photo:Gregoire Fombelle/WCC Faith leaders call for global action against HIV/AIDS Prayer breakfast highlights ongoing need for united global effort (LWI) - A prayer breakfast, held in New York during the United Nations General Assembly, brought together religious leaders,…
Image LWF pledges at the Global refugee Forum Following the Global Compact on Refugees, UNHCR holds the first ever Global Refugee Forum (16-18 December, Geneva).
Image "Precious in God's Eyes" Pledge Card The Lutheran World Federation is encouraging people of faith to speak up publicly against gender-based violence.
Image Refugees: An opportunity to grow together Joint ecumenical statement for World Refugee Day 2017 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined the worldwide plea of a wide range of ecumenical groups for solidarity with the world’s millions of