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![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to see where negotiations stand as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Vm3ZDuaIh1g/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Vm3ZDuaIh1g.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 carrying a large inflatable replica of a gas pipeline with the text 'Don't gas Africa. Phase out fossil fuels', following a civil-society organized People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, during which representatives from a variety of civil society constituencies presented a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the COP27 conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tNhYSSqnG0s/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tNhYSSqnG0s.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Gina Cortés Valderama, attending COP27 for Women Engage for a Common Future, International Foundation, speaks on stage, as civil society organizations convene a People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to present a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00007WaWumJsb54/fill=/fit=250x250/I00007WaWumJsb54.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: COP27 president Sameh Shoukry of Egypt walks through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, in the morning of Solutions Day on the thematic COP27 agenda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000yxrf.1khKJU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000yxrf.1khKJU.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Delegates and negotiators gather for a resumed high-level segment at the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00002sZPSwGrCu4/fill=/fit=250x250/I00002sZPSwGrCu4.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Faith-based organizations gather at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 to stand up for gender justice in the response to the climate emergency, as the conference marks Gender Day in its thematic agenda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000k7OU0Q9Yt6A/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000k7OU0Q9Yt6A.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A group rallies at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, raising their voices against militarism and the pollution created by military activity around the globe, activity that causes emission of greenhouse gases currently not included in calculations on how to mitigate rising global temperatures causing the climate crisis. Here, a group holds a banner reading 'Defend human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples'. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000vHKAFs9ijnA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000vHKAFs9ijnA.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegates to COP27 meet with Vahinala Raharinirina, director of the president's cabinet of Madagascar, as part of LWF delegates' participation at COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZAw6UExQHZk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZAw6UExQHZk.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of Panama meets with young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation, at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ERTnQJiaf8M/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ERTnQJiaf8M.jpg)
![6 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People stroll through the venue of COP27, the United Nations climate change conference held in 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006UTY_X51QWs/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006UTY_X51QWs.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of Panama meets with young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation, at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. Here pictured greeting Fatima Reyna from El Salvador. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lE38EVWogTQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lE38EVWogTQ.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Young people march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in a Friday climate strike demanding climate justice, at the same time as party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary to see where negotiations stand, as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bfVLlJ1hdOw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000bfVLlJ1hdOw.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A group of indigenous peoples lead a moment of prayer to open the session, as civil society organizations convene a People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to present a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Y3YYQiri720/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Y3YYQiri720.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Participants arrive at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006NjTXIHg6vA/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006NjTXIHg6vA.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Shirley Krenak of the Krenak indigenous people from Minas Gerais, Brazil, shares her testimony as people gather for a rally of indigenous women at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, calling for justice and for indigenous women's voices to be heard. The group holds replicas of dresses with texts such as 'No more stolen land' and 'No more stolen relatives', referring to the way indigenous peoples and their lands are being unjustly occupied around the globe. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ynOLa_0Fh8U/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ynOLa_0Fh8U.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Side event to the United Nations climate change conference COP27, convened by a range of ecumenical partners and entitled 'Delivering the promise - How to ensure future adaptation needs are addressed'. Here pictured, Kebal Bhandari, secretary of the national planning commission of the government of Nepal. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rpMBh5Anifw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rpMBh5Anifw.jpg)
![9 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Calling for a union between political will and finance in order to fund loss and damage in response to the global climate emergency, representatives of Christian ecumenical organizations at COP27 orchestrate a supposed marriage between the two at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, symbolising the need for strong action on Loss and Damage at COP27. Here pictured, Finance, enacted by Collins Shava of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, makes his proposal to Political Will, enacted by Mary Kate Costello from Church World Service. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zgPk1.NhvLw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zgPk1.NhvLw.jpg)
![9 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Calling for a union between political will and finance in order to fund loss and damage in response to the global climate emergency, representatives of Christian ecumenical organizations at COP27 orchestrate a supposed marriage between the two at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, symbolising the need for strong action on Loss and Damage at COP27. Here pictured, Lutheran World Federation staff and delegate to COP27 Rev. Dr Chad Rimmer enacts the role of the pastor leading the ceremony. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000KVDKMBnrnE4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000KVDKMBnrnE4.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: COP27 president Sameh Shoukry speaks at a press conference as the COP27 Presidency launches an Adaptation Agenda to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000d_0o5JrJCf4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000d_0o5JrJCf4.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, ACT Alliance Special Envoy for Climate Justice and Lutheran Pastor (Germany) speaks at an interfaith press conference at the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000OBoqSDnciyE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000OBoqSDnciyE.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Evening sunlight finds its way into the as people work outside one of the plenary halls of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000_rWQJWDyatc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000_rWQJWDyatc.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of the Anglican Consultative Council pictured at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000euqQpDU7drM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000euqQpDU7drM.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Media gather in formation to document and record as young people march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in a Friday climate strike demanding climate justice, at the same time as party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary to see where negotiations stand, as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Mc1Bt0iOoIU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Mc1Bt0iOoIU.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A journalist stands with his camera in an increasingly empty venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, as the conference moves into what was planned to be its last day of proceedings. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000efJKY_kiYQo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000efJKY_kiYQo.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: As the sun sets over Sharm el-Sheikh and negotiations continue late into what was supposed to be the last night of COP27, European Union lead negotiator Frans Timmermans walks through the venue. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000JvC_E1wh21M/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000JvC_E1wh21M.jpg)
![13 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Ecumenical prayer service held at the compound of the Heavenly Cathedral in Sharm el-Sheikh, with participants from different Christian traditions, in connection with the United Nations Climate Change conference COP27. Here pictured, World Council of Churches staff Athena Peralta (right) and Dinesh Suna (left). [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000J5sP2l9.jPc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000J5sP2l9.jPc.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Hundreds of protestors stage a flooding of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, just as the conference is preparing to receive United States president Joe Biden, who is to address the conference moments later. Led by seven women from the global south, representing the flooding water in the stunt, the crowd shouts 'Pay up, pay up, pay up for loss and damage!', referring to the way rich countries who are the most responsible for climate change have a moral obligation to support less developed nations in their work to adapt and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00003KRv3YQCfSU/fill=/fit=250x250/I00003KRv3YQCfSU.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in support for use of nuclear energy as a key to transitioning away from fossil fuels and thereby stopping an escalating temperature increase around the globe. Here pictured, a 'fitness for netzero emissions' exercise session. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006vrpyQJ2kQk/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006vrpyQJ2kQk.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Side event to the United Nations climate change conference COP27, convened by a range of ecumenical partners and entitled 'Delivering the promise - How to ensure future adaptation needs are addressed'. Here speaking, Rev. Dr Lesmore Ezekiel, director of programs at the All Africa Conference of Churches. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008UkwdTTYa3E/fill=/fit=250x250/I00008UkwdTTYa3E.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People from around the globe rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt, calling for respect of human rights and speaking up against shrinking public space in countries around the world. Here pictured in front of a large pillar with the COP27 slogan 'Together for Implementation' on display. The group wears white wristbands and gags, standing in solidarity with human rights defenders around the globe who have been silenced or otherwise removed from public space. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008kS_ihcpHFA/fill=/fit=250x250/I00008kS_ihcpHFA.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A group of indigenous people speak at the Children and Youth Pavilion at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zxIks8yerLs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zxIks8yerLs.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Maro Maua of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church meets with Vahinala Raharinirina, director of the president's cabinet of Madagascar, as part of LWF delegates' participation at COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000YqDkJGcrtx4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000YqDkJGcrtx4.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: 10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: The Alliance of Civil Forces for Climate Change rally outside the entrance of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, holding signs reading 'We don't have planet B', 'Where is Climate Justice?!' and 'We deliver our voice to save our planet'. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006ZXhQteDXZ0/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006ZXhQteDXZ0.jpg)
![9 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Calling for a union between political will and finance in order to fund loss and damage in response to the global climate emergency, representatives of Christian ecumenical organizations at COP27 orchestrate a supposed marriage between the two at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, symbolising the need for strong action on Loss and Damage at COP27. Here pictured, Finance, enacted by Collins Shava of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, makes his proposal to Political Will, enacted by Mary Kate Costello from Church World Service. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00001Q946csVTaE/fill=/fit=250x250/I00001Q946csVTaE.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen walks through the venue as the United Nations climate change conference COP27 prepares for its World Leaders Summit. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QkNEnmAujv8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000QkNEnmAujv8.jpg)
![6 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Religious leaders and representatives of ecumenical organizations gather for a Talanoa dialogue at the eve of COP27 in Egypt. The dialogue seeks to address how faith-based communities can contribute to the work to address the evermore urgent climate emergency, and in 2022 is held at Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, or The Heavenly Cathedral, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, home to congregants of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Here pictured, Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000hV33djbgJKs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000hV33djbgJKs.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Laura Meloy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other young people march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in a Friday climate strike demanding climate justice, at the same time as party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary to see where negotiations stand, as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. Meloy holds a sign reading 'Creation - Not for sale' [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000H1aHlr99F.8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000H1aHlr99F.8.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Civil society organizations convene a People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to present a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000hPn1NZIEdIQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000hPn1NZIEdIQ.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: COP27 president Sameh Shoukry of Egypt walks through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, in the morning of Solutions Day on the thematic COP27 agenda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ql6zNVKbCDE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ql6zNVKbCDE.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People gather for a rally of indigenous women at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, calling for justice and for indigenous women's voices to be heard. The group holds replicas of dresses with texts such as 'No more stolen land' and 'No more stolen relatives', referring to the way indigenous peoples and their lands are being unjustly occupied around the globe. A human-sized mannequin made in red and with no face symbolizes the many indigenous women around the globe who have been, and continue to be, violated or disappeared. Here pictured, indigenous person Panganga Laura Ikanuq Pungowiyi who represents the Indigenous Educational Network of Turtle Island' at COP27 (right) and Jocabed Solano, theologian and activist from the indigenous Gunadale Nation, Panamá (left). [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sq6R6zBuUXY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000sq6R6zBuUXY.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: FiamÄ“ Naomi MataÊ»afa, Prime Minister of Samoa, speaks at a high-level segment at the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000a9zmfzZs8FU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000a9zmfzZs8FU.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Hundreds of protestors stage a flooding of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, just as the conference is preparing to receive United States president Joe Biden, who is to address the conference moments later. Led by seven women from the global south, representing the flooding water in the stunt, the crowd shouts 'Pay up, pay up, pay up for loss and damage!', referring to the way rich countries who are the most responsible for climate change have a moral obligation to support less developed nations in their work to adapt and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000RMlZPGokPpw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000RMlZPGokPpw.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Hundreds of protestors stage a flooding of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, just as the conference is preparing to receive United States president Joe Biden, who is to address the conference moments later. Led by seven women from the global south, representing the flooding water in the stunt, the crowd shouts 'Pay up, pay up, pay up for loss and damage!', referring to the way rich countries who are the most responsible for climate change have a moral obligation to support less developed nations in their work to adapt and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lexryHbmmpM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lexryHbmmpM.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Hundreds of protestors stage a flooding of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, just as the conference is preparing to receive United States president Joe Biden, who is to address the conference moments later. Led by seven women from the global south, representing the flooding water in the stunt, the crowd shouts 'Pay up, pay up, pay up for loss and damage!', referring to the way rich countries who are the most responsible for climate change have a moral obligation to support less developed nations in their work to adapt and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zGsfrR434oI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zGsfrR434oI.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Christians from ecumenical organization present at COP27, including the Lutheran World Federation and ACT Alliance call attention to what they call 'the missing pieces' in the global climate response, most notably the financial means needed to respond adequately and justly to the impact of climate change. The stunt include two detectives searching for such missing pieces, and people from across the global bearing testimony to how climate change impacts them and where they see gaps in the global climate response. Here pictured, Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Jan Dostál of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Czech Republic, taking the role of detective. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000l7CoHv8u0XE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000l7CoHv8u0XE.jpg)
![9 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, urging a complete stop to all forms of support for fossil fuels. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zZnT.d887LQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zZnT.d887LQ.jpg)
![9 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Former United States vice-president Al Gore speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, launching with the Climate TRACE Coalition a detailed inventory of the sources of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000oPuS0LSotAQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000oPuS0LSotAQ.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif pauses to think for a moment, while giving interviews to media at the venue of COP27 in Egypt. A human rights advocate, she is known not least for her activism in 2011 during the height of revolutionary protests in Egypt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Olv1eXLU2Fg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Olv1eXLU2Fg.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation staff Chad Rimmer, pictured at the venue of COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000a_oTpvOH8BY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000a_oTpvOH8BY.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Members of ecumenical organizations ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federations, Christian Aid and others gather for a group photo in the exhibition space of COP27, the United Nations climate change conference in 2022. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000DPCMOBr3cDk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000DPCMOBr3cDk.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: As the sun sets over Sharm el-Sheikh, people from a range of civil movements gather for 'a convergence of the people' outside the plenary halls of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to share stories, mobilize and keep pressure up for bold action to address the ongoing climate crisis. Here pictured, Iga Adorenke Motunrayo, who attends COP27 for Corporate Accountability International. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LZMYzkchW68/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LZMYzkchW68.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Michelle Schwarz of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saxony, Germany (centre), her fellow delegate Raj Kunja of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, India (right) and Victor Eyertey from Ghana, attending COP27 for Pax Romana, international movement of Catholic students, do a thumbs up as they gather at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 for their last day. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Yjfyupfx59M/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Yjfyupfx59M.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Medical professionals raise their voice at the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt, with the message of '1.5 to survive', referring to the need to keep the global temperature increase to less than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. 'If 1.5 dies, our patients die too', and 'the climate crisis is a health crisis' they chant. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nI8gQDdCV2E/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000nI8gQDdCV2E.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Jocabed Solano, theologian and activist from the indigenous Gunadale Nation, Panamá, shares her testimony, as a group of indigenous women rally at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, calling for justice and for indigenous women's voices to be heard. The group holds replicas of dresses with texts such as 'No more stolen land' and 'No more stolen relatives', referring to the way indigenous peoples and their lands are being unjustly occupied around the globe. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000mBFWSX7mKng/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000mBFWSX7mKng.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Shirley Krenak of the Krenak indigenous people from Minas Gerais, Brazil, embraces fellow protestor after sharing her testimony, as people gather for a rally of indigenous women at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, calling for justice and for indigenous women's voices to be heard. The group holds replicas of dresses with texts such as 'No more stolen land' and 'No more stolen relatives', referring to the way indigenous peoples and their lands are being unjustly occupied around the globe. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000WB1m2LnzAcI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000WB1m2LnzAcI.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Faith-based organizations gather at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 to stand up for gender justice in the response to the climate emergency, as the conference marks Gender Day in its thematic agenda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tirJliR5diU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tirJliR5diU.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation youth delegate to COP27 Katarina Kuhnert from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada speaks on a Gender Day panel at the Canadian pavilion of COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000L1xEUvcUFYg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000L1xEUvcUFYg.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Many hundred people from a variety of civil society organizations and faith communities across the globe march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action on behalf of politicians and decision-makers to secure a just future for all, as the world is currently facing a climate disaster. The march, traditionally held on the Saturday halfway through the COP meeting in the city where COP is taking place and open for the public to join, was this time only held inside the closed perimeters of the COP venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000K1QXS8MJVMk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000K1QXS8MJVMk.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Anglican Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of Panama waits to speak on behalf of faith communities represented at COP27, after many hundred people from a variety of civil society organizations and faith communities across the globe march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action on behalf of politicians and decision-makers to secure a just future for all, as the world is currently facing a climate disaster. The march, traditionally held on the Saturday halfway through the COP meeting in the city where COP is taking place and open for the public to join, was this time only held inside the closed perimeters of the COP venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000057PB9BtvUjo/fill=/fit=250x250/I000057PB9BtvUjo.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Ana Gabriela Celestial from the Center for Environmental Concerns in the Philippines joins people from around the globe to rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt, calling for respect of human rights and speaking up against shrinking public space in countries around the world. The group wears white wristbands and gags, standing in solidarity with human rights defenders around the globe who have been silenced or otherwise removed from public space. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00002mkizPgoyaU/fill=/fit=250x250/I00002mkizPgoyaU.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: 10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: The Alliance of Civil Forces for Climate Change rally outside the entrance of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, holding signs reading 'We refuse to be victims of this crisis!', 'Where is Climate Justice?!' and 'We deliver our voice to save our planet'. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000x7dMmUhCzRM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000x7dMmUhCzRM.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of Panama greets a group of young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation, at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000CfVHQtXjq1E/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000CfVHQtXjq1E.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Maina Talia from Tuvalu speaks at an event in the German pavilion of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000c0H3_TjZyhk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000c0H3_TjZyhk.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks at the Swedish pavilion of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000d5Mhxxr4pGk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000d5Mhxxr4pGk.jpg)
![6 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Religious leaders and representatives of ecumenical organizations gather for a Talanoa dialogue at the eve of COP27 in Egypt. The dialogue seeks to address how faith-based communities can contribute to the work to address the evermore urgent climate emergency, and in 2022 is held at Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, or The Heavenly Cathedral, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, home to congregants of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tiF50jHrDZs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tiF50jHrDZs.jpg)
![6 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change logo visible at the venue of COP27, the United Nations climate change conference held in 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000AQ_OfwzCVTg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000AQ_OfwzCVTg.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Gina Cortés Valderama, attending COP27 for Women Engage for a Common Future, International Foundation, leads the way of a march through the conference venue following a civil-society organized People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, during which representatives from a variety of civil society constituencies presented a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the COP27 conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QqBsrVb805k/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000QqBsrVb805k.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Interfaith rally at the venu of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, convened by Greenfaith, calling decision-makers to 'Protect the planet, not profits'. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000oUJGvstnPzU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000oUJGvstnPzU.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Michelle Schwarz of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saxony, Germany, holds an electric candle during a moment of prayer after speaking on an interfaith youth panel during a side-event at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004wA64UQRWZI/fill=/fit=250x250/I00004wA64UQRWZI.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Women gather for a rally of the African Feminist Taskforce at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. Here pictured, Maimouna Diouf from Senegal. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000jj6UhcThXCg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000jj6UhcThXCg.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Women gather for a rally of the African Feminist Taskforce at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000_m.rYd9kUbw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000_m.rYd9kUbw.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Side event to the United Nations climate change conference COP27, convened by a range of ecumenical partners and entitled 'Delivering the promise - How to ensure future adaptation needs are addressed'. Here pictured, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, ACT Alliance goodwill ambassador for climate justice, moderating the session. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kod4mlpnoQs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kod4mlpnoQs.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Side event to the United Nations climate change conference COP27, convened by a range of ecumenical partners and entitled 'Delivering the promise - How to ensure future adaptation needs are addressed'. Here pictured, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, ACT Alliance goodwill ambassador for climate justice, moderating the session. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bmHw6yrfq.s/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000bmHw6yrfq.s.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif speaks to media at the venue of COP27 in Egypt. A human rights advocate, she is known not least for her activism in 2011 during the height of revolutionary protests in Egypt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ve6nV_1QSmA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ve6nV_1QSmA.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Journalists crowd at the entrance to one of the plenary hall buildings as as the climate negotiations of COP27 prepare for its World Leaders Summit segment. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000jhGl514OO78/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000jhGl514OO78.jpg)
![17 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A group of indigenous peoples lead a moment of prayer to open the session, as civil society organizations convene a People’s plenary at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to present a People’s Declaration on Climate Justice, as the conference draws towards a close after a fortnight of deliberations in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000yv8rWjImYcA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000yv8rWjImYcA.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Panel underway on Biodiversity Day at the Nordic pavilion of COP27, moderated by Marcus Taulborg, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, UN Youth Delegate to COP27 (left). [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.nEvpeIP3zg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.nEvpeIP3zg.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegates to the second week of COP27 gather for a group photo at the venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000JDjxw62kAag/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000JDjxw62kAag.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Shirley Krenak of the Krenak indigenous people from Minas Gerais, Brazil, shares her testimony as people gather for a rally of indigenous women at the United Nations climate change conference COP27, calling for justice and for indigenous women's voices to be heard. The group holds replicas of dresses with texts such as 'No more stolen land' and 'No more stolen relatives', referring to the way indigenous peoples and their lands are being unjustly occupied around the globe. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kgS1si918_o/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kgS1si918_o.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Young Lutheran World Federation delegates to the United Nations climate change conference COP27 share a moment of joy at the COP27 venue in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000XEgHeyh6FWY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000XEgHeyh6FWY.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegates to COP27 gather for a group photo as they arrive at the venue at the opening of the conference's second week. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000235gWWl6DsI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000235gWWl6DsI.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Erick Kapira of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania arrives at the venue at the opening of the second week of COP. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00005H19Mi4JbWY/fill=/fit=250x250/I00005H19Mi4JbWY.jpg)
![13 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: The Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, or The Heavenly Cathedral, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, home to congregants of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dxUiIDXPorc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000dxUiIDXPorc.jpg)
![13 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: The Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, or The Heavenly Cathedral, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, home to congregants of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gKCBjSmVyqg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000gKCBjSmVyqg.jpg)
![11 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Hundreds of protestors stage a flooding of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, just as the conference is preparing to receive United States president Joe Biden, who is to address the conference moments later. Led by seven women from the global south, representing the flooding water in the stunt, the crowd shouts 'Pay up, pay up, pay up for loss and damage!', referring to the way rich countries who are the most responsible for climate change have a moral obligation to support less developed nations in their work to adapt and mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities. Here pictured, Gina Cortés Valderama, from Women Engage for a Common Future, International Foundation, leads the rally. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000OBccrEdAY80/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000OBccrEdAY80.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Christians from ecumenical organization present at COP27, including the Lutheran World Federation and ACT Alliance call attention to what they call 'the missing pieces' in the global climate response, most notably the financial means needed to respond adequately and justly to the impact of climate change. The stunt include two detectives searching for such missing pieces, and people from across the global bearing testimony to how climate change impacts them and where they see gaps in the global climate response. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000uTIdPQJwApE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000uTIdPQJwApE.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Christians from ecumenical organization present at COP27, including the Lutheran World Federation and ACT Alliance call attention to what they call 'the missing pieces' in the global climate response, most notably the financial means needed to respond adequately and justly to the impact of climate change. The stunt include two detectives searching for such missing pieces, and people from across the global bearing testimony to how climate change impacts them and where they see gaps in the global climate response. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kFWB_GvHqDI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kFWB_GvHqDI.jpg)
![8 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Bishop Julio Ernesto Murray Thompson of Panama meets with young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation, at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. Here in conversation with Maro Maua from Kenya. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZQwtrdTFRuw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZQwtrdTFRuw.jpg)
![7 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: COP27 participants stroll through the venue as the climate negotiations prepare for its World Leaders Summit segment. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Uof_1AnvK3c/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Uof_1AnvK3c.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Young people join hands as they conclude a march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 organized as a Friday climate strike demanding climate justice, at the same time as party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary to see where negotiations stand, as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000BZklS2gaoBU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000BZklS2gaoBU.jpg)
![18 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Party representatives gather for an informal stocktaking plenary at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27, to see where negotiations stand as the conference moves into what was originally planned to be its final day, but which is now deemed not to be sufficient to arrive at an agreement that all parties can accept. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000qZs3n8CbGSE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000qZs3n8CbGSE.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Lutheran World Federation delegates to the second week of COP27 gather for a group photo at the venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000DcWUqVe8huM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000DcWUqVe8huM.jpg)
![16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: A man holds a sign reading 'Nuclear power = dirty energy' at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000oPNg2sa51BM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000oPNg2sa51BM.jpg)
![15 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People hold a banner reading 'Blood Money', as a group from across the continent of Africa rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 with the message of 'Don't gas Africa!', calling for a stop to investments in fossil fuels on the continent, and instead for the world to invest in renewable energy. Meanwhile, an airplane flies by in the sky. The action is taking place on Energy day in the COP27 calendar of daily themes. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006JU4bWpfXgE/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006JU4bWpfXgE.jpg)
![14 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Faith-based organizations gather at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 to stand up for gender justice in the response to the climate emergency, as the conference marks Gender Day in its thematic agenda. Here pictured, Lutheran World Federation delegate to COP27 Laura Meloy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000z3EL4I3UBZE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000z3EL4I3UBZE.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Led by Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif, human rights advocate and known not least for her activism in 2011 during the height of revolutionary protests in Egypt, many hundred people from a variety of civil society organizations and faith communities across the globe march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action on behalf of politicians and decision-makers to secure a just future for all, as the world is currently facing a climate disaster. The march, traditionally held on the Saturday halfway through the COP meeting in the city where COP is taking place and open for the public to join, was this time only held inside the closed perimeters of the COP venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000vJdw1W9rbxg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000vJdw1W9rbxg.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation chant 'What do we want? Climate justice. When do we want it? Now!, and 'The people united shall never be defeated.' as they join many hundred people from a variety of civil society organizations and faith communities across the globe to march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action on behalf of politicians and decision-makers to secure a just future for all, as the world is currently facing a climate disaster. The march, traditionally held on the Saturday halfway through the COP meeting in the city where COP is taking place and open for the public to join, was this time only held inside the closed perimeters of the COP venue in Sharm el-Sheikh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lDzWe9ExT98/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lDzWe9ExT98.jpg)
![12 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: Ana Gabriela Celestial from the Center for Environmental Concerns in the Philippines joins as women gather for a rally of the African Feminist Taskforce at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000PfKODlVMAyg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000PfKODlVMAyg.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People from around the globe rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt, calling for respect of human rights and speaking up against shrinking public space in countries around the world. Here in the centre, Osprey Orielle Lake from the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network. The group wears white wristbands and gags, standing in solidarity with human rights defenders around the globe who have been silenced or otherwise removed from public space. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.mqtuDmbaoU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.mqtuDmbaoU.jpg)
![10 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: People from around the globe rally at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt, calling for respect of human rights and speaking up against shrinking public space in countries around the world. Reading out the names of incarcerated human rights defenders around the world, they raise their fists into the air in an act of solidarity. The group wears white wristbands and gags, standing in solidarity with human rights defenders around the globe who have been silenced or otherwise removed from public space. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000wZiqrpbe7og/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000wZiqrpbe7og.jpg)