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COP27: Faith leaders call on negotiators to “act on urgency of climate crisis” LWF’s youth delegates at COP27 have joined a call on negotiators to act on the urgency of the climate crisis and make the decision required to make
COP27: “The time to act is now!” At the end of the first week of COP27, negotiations at COP27 and governments’ commitments are insufficient to achieve the required goals, say LWF’s
Urgent appeal to G20 leaders ahead of Bali summit As G20 leaders meet in Indonesia, LWF and other Christian leaders are urging them to take action towards fairer and more participatory financial sy
Online course on climate justice and faith offered in Spanish LWF is expanding its online course on climate justice.
Together for human rights in Africa Delegates from The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, and the LWF World Service country programs in
COP27: Taking LWF’s climate justice engagement to the global level LWF's main calls at COP27 focus on rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, massively scaling up climate finance, making significant progress on
Full house when Lutherans gather at WCC Assembly At the WCC 11th Assembly, LWF General Secretary Burghardt leads Lutherans from around the world in sharing their joys, concerns, and hopes, and ref
Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups Governments urged to take proactive action
Solidarity with Nordic nations hit by a spate of attacks LWF General Secretary sends condolences to those affected by recent attacks in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice Ecumenical training program takes place in Berlin with focus on ecological and feminist economics
Welcoming the Stranger, Shaping the Future On World Refugee Day, LWF joins with Jewish and Islamic partners to highlight faith-based response to refugee crisis
Human rights council: advocating with communities from local to global to local Country programs and member churches join global conversation on human rights
