Environment

Kenya: Freedom of Religion, Right to Life and a Healthy Environment – Report to the UPR 49th Session

On 11 October 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kenya scheduled for May 2025 during the UPR 49th session. Our joint submission reported on the right to freedom of religion in […]

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WEA and Caritas International call on governments to develop national relocation policies with full participation of affected communities

The World Evangelical Alliance and Caritas Internationalis called on governments to develop national relocation policies and legal frameworks with the full participation of affected communities, take a holistic approach to ensure all needs generated by relocation are responded to in the long run, and guarantee that economic, social and cultural rights are fully respected. The

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WEA appeals to nations to increase financial efforts to end hunger and achieve food security

The World Evangelical Alliance appealed to all nations to significantly increase their giving to humanitarian organizations and causes against food insecurity in an oral statement at the Human Rights Council. The WEA shared concerns at the insufficient government funding for humanitarian efforts necessary to end hunger and to achieve food security in a global context

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On the Occasion of the UN Desertification and Drought Day 2020: What Does the World Evangelical Alliance Have to Do with the Desert?

On the occasion of the United Nations Day of Desertification and Drought 2020, the WEA announces its recently approved accreditation with the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Since 2019, the WEA and UNCCD have established a collaborative relationship, which has now been formalized through accreditation with the UNCCD. With this

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DR Congo: Human rights situation – Report to the UPR 33rd session (in French)

Joint report submitted to the Human Rights Council by the World Evangelical Alliance, Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preachers), Franciscans International (FI), and Caritas Internationalis, ahead of the Universal Periodic Review of the DRC during the UPR 33rd session. 4 October 2018. Report in French.

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Nepal: Human Rights Situation – Joint Report to the UPR 23rd session

The World Evangelical Alliance, jointly with Pax Romana and a coalition of 75 Nepalese NGOs, submitted a report to the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review, for the review of the human rights situation in Nepal. The main aspects of this report focus, inter alia, on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the rights of

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