April 2024

Submission to the UN: Fostering a Culture of Tolerance and Diversity

On 16 April 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance made a submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to the High Commissioner’s call for input on combating intolerance against persons based on religion or belief. In our submission, we give examples of evangelicals engaging in inter-faith dialogue around the world, with […]

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Joint statement on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan

The World Evangelical Alliance, jointly with several other partner organizations, urges the international community to bring much greater international humanitarian support to mitigate the enormity of the suffering of the Sudanese people. It is one year since the people of Sudan were plunged into extreme humanitarian emergency following the outbreak in mid-April 2023 of fierce

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Norway: Right to education – Report to the UPR 47th session

On 8 April 2024, the International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL), the Norwegian Council on Mission and Evangelism (NORME), the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), and other organizations, submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Norway scheduled for November 2024

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North Korea: Abduction of Three South Korean Citizens – Report to the UPR 47th session

On 8 April 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), PeaceCorea, and the Korea Evangelical Fellowship (KEF) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea scheduled for November 2024 during the UPR 47th session. Our joint submission reported on three cases

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Portugal: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 47th session

On 5 April 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the Portuguese Evangelical Alliance (AEP) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Portugal scheduled for November 2024 during the UPR 47th session. Our joint submission reported on the right to

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