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Gender Justice

Participants in this year’s Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training, held 13-17 October, in Geneva. Photo: Panuga Pulenthiran

Tools to advance gender justice and equality

LWF and partners host annual training for community advocates of women’s human rights

Justice
Gender
News
21 Oct 2025
Young people from across Europe gather for an LWF European Youth Gathering in Paris, France, on 30 September - 3 October 2025. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Young Lutherans commit to dialogue and peace

Young Lutherans commit to prayer, dialogue, action for peace

Churches
Youth
News
07 Oct 2025
Participants in the Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training listen to presentations at the opening sesion. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
13 Oct – 17 Oct 2025

Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training

Justice
Gender
Event
On 28 November 2019, seven survivors and activists from SEMA (Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence) participated in a three-day workshop and a private event organized by The Lutheran World Federation, the Mukwege Foundation and UNIGE Egalité, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Photo: LWF/L. Gillabert
25 Nov – 10 Dec 2025

16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence

Gender
Event
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe calls for access to land as part of its advocacy on implementation of the UPR and CEDAW recommendations. Photo: LWF/Sikhonzile Ndlovu

Churches bring ‘voice of hope’ to human rights agenda

LWF member churches share success stories in engagement with UN to advance work of gender justice in their countries

Justice
Gender
News
03 Oct 2025
LWF Staff and participants in the event to launch the new study on gender justice. Photo: LWF/Naomi Mbise

LWF launches new study on gender justice

Celebrating best practices, highlighting areas of improvement

Gender
News
30 Sep 2025
LWF Beijing Plus 30 cover

Towards true gender equality

Justice
Gender
Document
22 Sep 2025
Sue Edison-Swift of the ELCA, one of the Lutheran delegates at the Beijing World Conference on Women, holds a placard during a march in July 2025. Photo: P. Edison-Swift
23 Sep 2025

Towards True Gender Equality 1995-2025

Justice
Gender
Event
Nelly Neema, LWF Gender Advisor, in discussion with a farmers group during a field visit in Gally Anoui, Chad. Funded by GAC, the "Gender Transformative Climate Adaptation" is implemented by LWF in the Lake Chad Basin, covering regions in both Cameroon and Chad. Photo: LWF/ M. Renaux

Speaking out on violence against women and girls in Chad

Chadian women's rights defenders raise issues at CEDAW briefing

Justice
News
11 Jul 2025

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