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LWF Communion Office staff participate in a workshop on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. The workshop followed the 2017 Assembly commitment to focus work on eliminating sexual and gender based violence. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Preventing sexual harassment in the office: from policy to practice

Commitment to make workplaces safe for all

(LWI) - The LWF continues its work to ensure a safe workplace that extends beyond policy to practice.

On this International Women’s Day (IWD…

MarÃa Cristina RendÃ³n, program assistant in LWF Women in Church and Society speaks at the panel discussion. With her is LWF delegate Larry Madrigal Rajo, and Iman Sandra Pertek (right).

Faith actors vocal in promoting women’s rights

LWF delegates showcase work in panel discussion at Commission on the Status of Women

(LWI) The voices of the LWF and other faith-based organizations (FBO) have been heard at a parallel event to this year’s 62 session of the UN’s…

Prayer to overcome violence. Photo: Eugenio Albrecht

Church in Paraguay pledges to support new anti-violence law

“As a church, we cannot remain silent.”

(LWI) - Paraguay has brought into force new measures to curb violence against women and girls, a move the Evangelical Church of the River…

Iris J. Benesch 1956-2018

Remembering a long serving colleague

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is mourning the passing of a long-serving and much-loved colleague.

Ms. Iris J. Benesch passed away on 17 April at the age of 62 after a long battle…

The UEPAL consistory meeting had a long discussion before adopting the statement. Photo: UEPAL/ Bernard Guillot

French churches push for gender equality at all levels

Statement on balance and equity between women and men in the church endorsed

(LWI) The Lutheran Church of Alsace - member of the Union of Protestant churches of…

Rev. Jongkolnee Sampachanyanon Sim receives the blessing from bishop Rt. Rev. Amnuay Yodwong. Photo: LWF/ P. Lok

Thailand: First Lutheran women ordained into ministry

“Ordination is confirmation of women’s calling from God”

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand (ELCT), a member church of the Lutheran World federation (…

Rev Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt holding a bible study at the CEC General Assembly. Photo: Mladen Trkulja/CEC

Finding justice in context

Bible study at CEC assembly highlights issues of justice and the responsibility of the church

(LWI) “Our biblical text calls us to discern responsibilities and not create guilt or shame or even apathy—feelings that are not constructive…

Jillian Aballe (World Council of Churches), Christine LÃ¶w (UN Women Geneva liaison office) and Christine Mangale (Lutheran Office for World Community) sit on a panel during the women's human rights advocacy training for faith-based organizations, held in Geneva. Photo: LWF/George Arende

Putting women’s rights on the UN agenda

Faith organizations learn UN mechanisms to promote women

(LWI) - Feminist faith actors will be critical to ensuring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are implemented, the director of the UN Women liaison office in Geneva has told a…

Livelihood support for widows of war

LWF supports women-headed households in South Sudan

(LWI) - There was a time when Ayen Mayen Deu (26), a war widow from South Sudan, was forced to feed her children water lilies and other weeds. She foraged for wood to save her three…

Steering committee of the Womenâs human rights advocacy training for faith-based organizations. Photo: LWF/George Arende

“Cooperation is a strength and a powerful signal”

Partnership welcomed between FBOs and UN on women’s rights

(LWI) - Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has said faith-based organizations and the UN’s committee on the elimination of discrimination…

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