LWF is sending a delegation of 32 to attend this year’s meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Joining in-person and online, they will provide a vital voice of faith for reflections on how to close the digital gender gap.…
Participants from member churches and LWF country programs in eight African countries met in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to share best practices and challenges in monitoring governments’ implementation of the UN's Universal Periodic Review reports.…
LWF invites proposals for small-scale youth-led climate projects in its member churches. Projects should run from July to October 2023, and proposals can be submitted until 30 April.
From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects on her journey to lift up the voices of local churches in promoting justice, peace and human…
Economic justice, gender equality and the legacy of antisemitism are some of the shared concerns which Nordic churches will be bringing to the LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow in September
How can church leaders and faith communities step up and support the struggle to end violence against women and girls? An ecumenical panel of activists explores practical action at the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign.
After more than two weeks of intense negotiations, COP27 closed with significant successes. Much more work is needed to ensure justice for the most vulnerable.
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 the conference a success.
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 delegates who have engaged in several advocacy and networking actions in Egypt.