The World Council of Churches (WCC) will host an online workshop titled “Human rights: A Christian duty” on 28 November. The initiative seeks to empower young Christians to engage actively and faithfully in national and international advocacy for justice and human dignity.
The initiative seeks to empower young Christians to engage actively and faithfully in national and international advocacy for justice and human dignity. Across the world, young Christians continue to lead efforts for justice, peace, and reconciliation within their communities.
This upcoming series provides a space for youth to deepen their understanding of how advocacy rooted in faith can influence national and international processes such as the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UN treaty body reviews, and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) voluntary national reviews.
The series will gather young people aged 20–30 from ecumenical backgrounds who are engaged in justice, peace, and human rights work, including those affiliated with churches, ecumenical organizations, and Christian student movements.
No prior experience in advocacy writing is required. Through Bible reflection, interactive discussions, and hands-on exercises, participants will learn to develop submissions and statements to civil society and review bodies, while fostering interfaith solidarity and peer learning.
The training will also introduce participants to tools for effective advocacy, from mapping national human rights contexts to drafting action plans and letters aligned with UN review mechanisms.
The workshop, scheduled for 28 November 2025, will take place in two sessions to accommodate different time zones:
• Schedule A: 09:00–11:30 CET
• Schedule B: 13:00–15:30 CET
Please note that these 2 sessions will have the same presentations or topic of discussions.
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