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Evaluation and outlook for women's network in Central and Western Europe

Continued engagement for women’s empowerment and gender justice
Evaluation and outlook for women's network in Central and Western Europe
10 June 2021
Continued engagement for women’s empowerment and gender justice (LWI) – "It is important to take stock halfway between the last LWF Assembly in Namibia in 2017 and the next Assembly in Poland in 2023, and to identify the issues for further work," said ...
Urgent task of implementing women’s rights
22 April 2021
LWF’s program director in New York office looks at conclusions of UN Commission on the Status of Women (LWI) - A month on from the 65th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the work has only just begun for Lutheran delegates back ...
Women brokering peace in conflict and crisis
25 March 2021
CSW65: Lutherans join other religious actors to focus on including women of faith in peacebuilding processes
Lutheran women share stories of changing social norms
23 March 2021
LWF delegates at CSW65 shine spotlight on ways of challenging patriarchal practices in Mexico and Tanzania
Shaping new narratives of inclusion and equality
17 March 2021
Lutheran gender justice advocates at CSW65 call on churches to step up action to empower women and girls (LWI) - From ancient Greek mythology to 21st century politics, women's voices have been routinely silenced, suppressed and excluded from the public square. ...
A ‘kairos’ moment to empower women and men
18 February 2021
Third ‘Transformative Masculinities’ webinar calls for repentance and the building of positive partnerships (LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic can become a ‘kairos’ moment of opportunity for men to repent of the sin of patriarchy and create positive partnerships ...
Masculinity and the ministry of encouragement
7 December 2020
LWF webinar: ‘Being (hu)man in a world of violence’ engages feminism and positive masculinities
16 days to step up action against gender-based violence
25 November 2020
LWF launches campaign with action pack for churches and country programs to engage in local advocacy  (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for stronger efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence, with more resources ...
A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”
23 October 2020
Voices from the Communion: Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi (LWI) – For many higher institutions of learning around the world, the coronavirus disease pandemic not only ushered in an unexpected shift from in-person to online teacher-student interaction but it also ...
LWF calls for urgent action on women’s rights
1 October 2020
A statement marking 25th anniversary of Beijing conference laments slow pace of progress on gender justice (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urging world leaders, meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 1 October, to “safeguard ...
Bible studies highlight gender justice work
29 September 2020
LWF’s network of women in Latin America and the Caribbean provide hope through reflections on pandemic
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
20 May 2020
"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends. "Serving as ...
COVID-19: Adopt an Economy of Life, urge global Christian organizations
15 May 2020
Coronavirus pandemic a prophetic moment (LWI) – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new urgency to adopting an “Economy of Life.” Global Christian organizations that represent millions of people across the world are calling for action during a “prophetic ...
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15 May 2020
LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report
COVID-19: Churches in frontline against ‘silent pandemic’
30 April 2020
Religious leaders urged to take strong stand against increase in domestic violence under lockdown
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