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Representatives from LWF member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean and from North America gathered for a Leadership Conference of the Americas on 13-16 May 2025, held under the theme Embodying the Word. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Americas: ‘Embodying the Word’ both a theme and a lived experience

Lutheran church leaders compelled to transform realities of pain into hope 

Churches
News
19 May 2025
Faye Lee, member of LWF delegation at CSW69 which was marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on women’s rights

Working to end child marriage in Malaysia
By
Faye Lee

Gender
Youth
Blog
26 Mar 2025
Members of the LWF delegation to CSW69 in New York. Photo: LWF/P. Hitchen

“Glimmer of hope” as CSW69 concludes in New York

Commission on the Status of Women ends with the adoption of declaration calling for eradication of gender-based violence

Gender
News
24 Mar 2025
Ranan Issa, Director of Gender Justice Ministry for the ELCJHL speaks during a side event at the UN on strategies for family law reform. Photo: ACT/Simon ChambersRanan Issa, Director of Gender Justice Ministry for the ELCJHL speaks during a side event at the UN on strategies for family law reform. Photo: ACT/Simon Chambers

Palestine: Gender equality is a core part of our faith

In this Voices from the Communion, Ranan Issa from Jerusalem talks about her work to strengthen women’s rights

Communion
Churches
News
14 Mar 2025
LWF delegates taking part in the event at CSW69 to launch a new publication marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women. Photo: LWF/P. Hitchen

CSW: Countering the pushback on women's rights

Launch of new publication featuring advocates who attended Beijing Conference and those who continue their work today

Gender
News
12 Mar 2025
Gender Equality and Women’s Rights 30 years after Beijing: So close yet so far

Gender Equality and Women’s Rights 30 years after Beijing: So close yet so far

Gender
Document
10 Mar 2025
The LWF delegation to CSW68 in New York

30 years on: Beijing Conference on women’s rights

Commission on the Status of Women will review three decades of implementing roadmap for women’s empowerment

Gender
News
07 Mar 2025
The LWF delegation to CSW68 in New York
10 Mar – 21 Mar 2025

LWF at UN Commission on the Status of Women

Justice
Event
Samah, a beneficiary of the Breaking the Cycle of Fear program. Photo: LWF/Jordan

Jordan: Breaking the cycle of fear and abuse

An LWF program equips survivors of violence with tools to overcome fear and transform their lives

Humanitarian
Justice
News
04 Feb 2025

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