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Women from the Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (GKPI) gathered at a church in Medan City, North Sumatra in August 2019 to hear about ways of implementing the LWFâs Gender Justice Policy in their own local context. Photo: Friztian Tobing

New commitments to promote gender equality

At Generation Equality Forum, LWF pledges to accelerate action to prevent and respond to gender-based violence

(LWI) - As the Generation Equality Forum unfolds in Paris, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has pledged to accelerate…

Art campaign in Bonn, Germany, on the international day against domestic violence. Photo: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash

Human Rights Council: LWF calls for increased efforts to combat violence against women

Religious communities offer vital support to survivors

(LWI) – In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called for increased efforts to combat violence against women.

Presenting the…

Human Rights Council: LWF calls for increased efforts to combat extreme poverty

Social protection can prevent extreme poverty and counteract inequality

(LWI) - In a statement to the UN Human rights Council, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Council of Churches (WCC), and ACT Alliance have called for…

Youth of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania planting saplings in the church garden of the Alszeg Church in HosszÃºfalu. Photo: EVIKE

Romania: Protecting and preserving God’s creation

Youth climate project raises awareness of climate change and its impact on the environment

(LWI) – Young people from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Romania recently participated in a youth…

Christian churches call on the G20 to reform the international taxation system to provide resources for âglobal public goods and the protection of ecosystems.â In the photo, an LWF refugee staff member from Nigeria checks water and sanitation provision at a refugee camp in North Cameroon: Photo: LWF/C. KÃ¤stner

Churches appeal to G20: Fix our broken global tax system

Churches and ecumenical groups set out proposals to help low-income countries recover from COVID-19 pandemic

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined Christian churches and ecumenical organizations in urging the G20 group of…

Edwin Mosquera leads a workshop on forgiveness and reconciliation as part of the âFrom War to Peaceâ project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia which supports three communities in the northwest Antioquia region. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Churches are key partners for UN’s 2030 Agenda

During High-Level Political Forum, LWF to launch reports on progress towards SDGs in Colombia, Indonesia, Namibia

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined with Christian churches and faith-based organizations to urge the…

A woman entrepreneur sews cloth face masks in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo: LWF/Nu Nu Aye

Annual report shows how LWF adapted its humanitarian and development work to COVID-19 pandemic

Learning “how to operate in the middle of a new global threat”

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has published an annual report highlighting the outcomes of humanitarian response and development work in a unique year of the…

Residents from Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya pose for a photo after taking part in an LWF-run workshop to write poems for the âI am Hopeâ publication. Jackline Irankunda is pictured in the front row, furthest to the right. Photo: LWF/O. Schnoebelen

Poems give voice to refugees’ dignity and hope

Launch of ‘I am Hope’ poems celebrates courage and talents of refugees living in Kenya

(LWI) - Refugees from Somalia, Burundi and Uganda took center stage during a webinar marking the launch of a volume of poetry that showcases their…

Kavre District, Nepal. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Human Rights Council: LWF asks Nepal to prioritize rights of ethnic, religious minorities

International partners call for “tangible improvements”

(LWI) – In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council last week, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and its international partners and local civil society partners in Nepal have…

Josephine Nangonzi wearing full protective gear before starting work in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Ugandaâs West Nile region. Photos: LWF/Uganda

Hope and healing for survivors of South Sudan conflict

A clinical psychologist with LWF Uganda provides psychosocial support to refugees and host communities

(LWI) - Over the past decade, thousands of South Sudanese refugees have fled into neighboring Uganda to escape from violent conflicts…

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