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Statement urges lifting of unilateral sanctions LWF joins faith-based organizations at Human Rights Council warning of impact on most vulnerable people
Humanitarian agencies pledge to end racism LWF joins UN bodies and related groups pledging zero tolerance for racial discrimination in the workplace
Christian organizations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy Opportunity for Europe to grow in mutual solidarity says LWF General Secretary
Global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration” Solidarity should be guiding principle governing migration and refugee reception
Peacebuilding a priority for post-pandemic world LWF endorses commitment to peace through joint statement and Waking the Giant webinar on SDG 16
COVID-19: Latin America and the Caribbean Lutheran leaders issue pastoral letter “We are more interconnected and interdependent”
Living at the crossroads of Lutheran and Indigenous cultures Third ‘Being Lutheran’ webinar explores the enriching relationship between Christian values and native traditions
El Salvador: LWF supports students affected by cyclone “Amanda” LWF food aid a life line after double disaster hits Central America
LAC institute offers free online courses to strengthen church witness and service Regional Sustainability Institute promotes innovative learning to build churches’ capacity
Youth lead prayers to open Season of Creation Online ecumenical worship highlights 2020 theme of ‘Jubilee for the Earth’
COVID-19: Challenged to a new spiritual language and more efficient diakonia Dealing with the pandemic in the Lutheran Church in Chile
Celebrating a “Jubilee for the Earth” In 2020 the Season of Creation invites a new understanding of spiritual and ecological connectedness