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Original information available in The Lutheran World Federation (LWI) - The need to strengthen partnerships and broaden alliances to address the growing pushback against women’s human rights emerged as a shared concern at the launch of a joint publication by five...

Original information available in Mission 21 Advocacy Action: Memorial Day Chibok Girls The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok (Nigeria) will date back five years on Sunday, April 14, 2019. But even five years after the kidnapping, more than 100 girls are still...

Original information in World Communion of Reformed Churches Nominations are invited for the 2020 Sylvia Michel Prize for women’s leadership projects. World Communion of Reformed Churches OverviewThe Sylvia Michel Prize promotes and supports projects preparing women...

Original information available in WCC WCC In the month of March, the World Council of Churches is encouraging its fellowship and partners to join the Lott Carey “31 Days of Prayer for Women’s Empowerment,” which is also the 7th Anniversary Global Women’s Prayer Guide....

Original information in RSMLAC The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was formally constituted on June 21, 1946, with the objective of ensuring equality and promoting the rights of women. Its mandate includes preparing recommendations and reports to the Economic...

Original information in WDP Website At the core of the theme for World Day of Prayer (WDP) 2019, an invitation - Come. And to enable the response – Everything is ready. Come to praise, thank, and proclaim the kingdom of love. The invitation is grounded in the parable...

Information available in ACT Alliance Every year the ACT Resilience Award wants to prompt Members to showcase their best-practices and promote cross-region learning on innovative resilience, DRR & CCA projects. This year the ACT Resilience Award is linked to the...

Original information available in World Council of Churches WCC Website  A special World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign is tackling abuse and violence in “loving” relationships. Valentine’s Day, 14 February, falls on a Thursday this year, and is being connected to...

Photo original from PGI Dear Sisters in Christ, May the peace and love of our lord Jesus Christ is be with you all. As we know, last week on Friday 28th September, Palu and Donggala which is located in Sulawesi Island was hit by earthquake (6,7SR), Tsunami and also...

Original article in WCC As a Global Consultation on the Decade of the Churches in Solidarity with Women opened on 2 October, World Council of Churches (WCC) leaders offered words of encouragement and determination for the future. The Decade reminds us how long the arc...