After the incidences in Maban on 3rd of August where 5 humanitarian agency staff were deliberately targeted and killed, many agencies including LWF were forced to evacuate the staff out of the location. A number of NGOs – including LWF World…
It was a joy for me to be back in New York City. On 22 October, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) had a reception to celebrate its 75th anniversary—75 years of helping to carry out the…
The LWF strategic approach to the United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism is aimed at not only sharpening engagement with the UN human rights process itself but also in building local…
By María Cristina Rendón, Program Assistant in Women in Church and Society
Room XVII at the United Nations in Geneva has witnessed hundreds of discussions on human rights, power-related issues, and the hopes and failures connected…
For those who have no idea about what is going on with Climate Change negotiations at the global level, I will try to make my points as simply as possible, without any technical abbreviations or jargon. First, let’s…
The “spirit of Geneva” was strong, according to the representative from Venezuela, as she made her closing comments to the parties and observers gathered at the Palais des Nations at the end of the 8-13…
AMMAN, JORDAN 27 February 2015 - At the start of every negotiation session between the Syrian regime and the opposition—whether in Geneva, in Cairo or in Moscow—the participants have observed a moment of silence to honor Syria’s fallen…
By Felix Samari, Communication Officer, Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria
This week’s presidential election in Nigeria was a landmark. Not only did voting run peacefully, but power was handed over peacefully. And today, two days…
By LWF Assistant General Secretary Ralston Deffenbaugh
Kenya: University students separated from one another according to religion, with the Christians shot and the Muslims spared. Yemen: Shia mosques bombed by Sunnis. Myanmar:…
