GENEVA, Switzerland | 16/2/2021 Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson. Photo: Richard Orange/Radio Sweden
Swedish sister joins Mexican priest and Croatian rights activist calling for need to change refugee narratives
(LWI) - People of faith have a particular responsibility to lift up the voices of refugees and asylum seekers who are still perceived by politicians as a problem to be solved, rather than seeing their presence as “a gift” and an opportunity for growth.
Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson knows just how difficult it is to change the minds of legislators and decision makers responding to the influx of refugees in her native country. For the past four decades, she has been lobbying on behalf of thousands of individuals and families who have showed up on the doorstep of the Alsike convent near Uppsala, where she lives with another sister and two women in training for religious life.
The Global Compact on Refugees and the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Refugee Protection A Women s Awareness session taking place at the Women Friendly Space (WFS) in Daudiya camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Amedy District, Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan, Iraq. Photos: LWF/ Elma OKic Details
Webinar on The Global Compact on Refugees and the Role of Faith-Based Organisations in Refugee Protection
The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) represents the ambitions of the international community for strengthened cooperation and solidarity with refugees and affected host countries. The Compact calls for multi-stakeholder partnerships to address the complex nature of forced displacement. This is an opportune moment to assess the role of Faith-Based Organizations in supporting implementation, both within Europe and beyond.