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Global Advocacy

A Voice for Evangelicals
on the Global Stage

We represent the evangelical voice at the United Nations and beyond — defending religious freedom, standing with the persecuted Church, and advocating for justice on behalf of the global family.

The purpose of the Global Advocacy Department

Since its formation in 1846, the WEA has been concerned about human rights in general and religious freedom in particular. Over the past years, WEA’s engagement at the United Nations in Bonn, Geneva and New York has gained momentum leading to the creation of the Global Advocacy Department to unite and coordinate these efforts.  The purpose of the Global Advocacy Department is to:

  1. Build ongoing avenues of influence with regional and global government agencies, organizations, and media. Speak into these avenues with WEA perspectives. Build and maintain diplomatic channels for influence. Create global awareness of the WEA and its mission and work.
  2. Inform regional and national alliances of key global events affecting their members, and survey regional and national alliances to learn the challenges, opportunities, and perspectives that should be advocated on their behalf.
  3. Curate resources (events, tools, training, coaching, research, funding, etc) with the AED to help regional and national alliances add their voice to global advocacy efforts and create advocacy structures and efforts in their own regions and nations.
Global Advocacy Initiatives
United Nations Engagement
Serving a constituency of some 600 million evangelical Christians, the WEA is uniquely positioned to represent an evangelical voice at the United Nations. For more than two decades, the WEA has steadily increased its engagement at the UN promoting peace and reconciliation, advocating for the poor and needy, and also communicating evangelical beliefs and values. The WEA holds Special Consultative Status in the Economic and Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC).
Religious Liberty Advocacy
The WEA has always advocated for religious freedom. We promote religious freedom for all without coercion. Our advocacy is at the United Nations but also with national alliances in their countries. A highlight is the IDOP every November, when we pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters.
WEA Sustainability Center
The mission of the WEA Sustainability Center (WEASC) is to (a) inspire and empower followers of Christ to exercise leadership on all levels of sustainability efforts and (b) equip churches and congregations around the world to implement Creation Care on a daily basis and thus become a strong, legitimate, and unified voice in global debates on sustainability.
World Freedom Network
We are a global alliance of regional networks working to strengthen collaboration, engage the church and advocate for change in the global anti trafficking sector.
Peace and Reconciliation Network
PRN calls people to become God’s reconciling presence in a fractured world. We do this by enabling churches, communities and societies to live in God’s peace, justice and reconciliation through four pillars: education, walking with churches, local networks, and collective advocacy.