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Amplifying frontline voices for climate justice and human rights At UN’s Universal Periodic Review pre-session advocates share stories of working for a more just and sustainable future
Latin America: Young people as sowers of hope in challenging times Summer camps in Argentina and Paraguay aim to build a young, creative, committed and deeply communal church
Four years on, LWF keeps hope alive in Ukraine The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepens, four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion
South Asia: Walking and growing together as a global communion Participants explored Lutheran theological foundations and identity