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International days

LWF’s human rights advocacy in 2024 included a side-event at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, Gambia. Photo: Jamestina Quee/ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone

Human Rights Day: Reaffirming and reclaiming human dignity

“Our rights, our future, right now” theme signifies urgent action

Justice
Churches
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10 Dec 2024
Participants gather for opening worship at the 9 to 11 December Gender Justice Consultation

Gender Justice Consultation: Faith and human rights

The intersection of faith language and human rights discourse was crucial during the drafting of the LWF Gender Justice Policy over a decade ago an

Communion
Theology
Gender
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10 Dec 2024
The ceiling of the Human Rights Council, in the Palais des Nations where sessions typically take place. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
11 Dec 2023

LWF marks Human Rights Day

Justice
Event
Hand washing before a distribution in Burundi. Water is essential to proper hygiene and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: LWF Burundi

On World Water Day, LWF calls for access to safe water

Water essential for protection in times of COVID-19

Climate
Churches
Justice
News
22 Mar 2021
Daw Ma Saw Myint, head teacher of an LWF-run temporary Learning Space in Myanmar, experienced herself the limited opportunities for girls and women. She is trying to keep adolescent girls in school. Photo: LWF/ S. Thandar

COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future

International Day of the Girl: Concern about the impact of COVID-19 on girls 

Justice
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08 Oct 2020
13-year-old Mairamou Zra and her family work their field, sowing groundnut near the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, Cameroon. The family forms part of the host community in the area around the camp, which hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
11 Oct 2020

International Day of the Girl

Youth
Churches
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For the most vulnerable people access to sufficient and clean water is essential at times of climate change as well as during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In Minawao camp, a young woman waits for her bucket to fill up at one of the tapstands. The Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, located in the North region of Cameroon, hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria. The refugees are supported by the Lutheran World Federation, together with a range of partners. Photo: LWF/A

Earth Day: Acting to prevent hardship and suffering in the future

LWF and interfaith partners call for sustainable, just and healthy societies

Unity
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22 Apr 2020
LWF Global Young Reformers Erika Rodning (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) and Fernanda Zuñiga (Lutheran Church in Chile) during a march through the streets of central Madrid as part of a public contribution to the United Nations climate meeting COP25, urging decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Earth Day: Rethinking our ecological footprint

Measuring carbon emissions and overuse of resources

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Churches
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22 Apr 2020
Children lead the way to the dry riverbed near Burka Dare site for internally displaced people, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Water, peace, and long-term commitment

LWF supports peace building and community empowerment

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22 Mar 2019

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