Mission 21 is partnering with more than 40 Swiss aid organizations. Together, through the «Halt in Haltlosen Zeiten» campaign, they are highlighting just how important their work is right now. Wars, the climate crisis, and growing tensions are having a global impact. They are shaking people’s confidence in a secure future and in a just, stable global order. Under […]
More than 40 works join together to call for solidarity Read More "
She was a sociology student, an activist, and the mother of two young children. Then, one day, Solsiret Rodríguez disappeared without a trace from Lima. Her case led to a law that continues to shape Peru’s approach to missing women to this day. The latest issue of our magazine «begegnen» tells this and other stories about the fight against gender-based violence. First…
«The Solsiret Act»: How a Femicide Changed Peru's Approach to Missing Persons Cases Read More "
On July 1, 2026, Swiss Federal Councilor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider visited the interfaith peace village of Gurku for displaced persons, located east of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The peace project—which has long been supported by Mission 21 and where people of Christian and Muslim faiths live together—made a lasting impression on the Federal Councilor and the Swiss ambassador. Federal Councilor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider was accompanied by Yakubu […]
The people of South Sudan are facing a new threat. The Ebola outbreak—with about 900 cases so far in the neighboring country of Congo-Kinshasa to the south—is causing concern. The health care system is severely weakened—partly due to the loss of funding from USAID. Mission 21 supports a midwifery school in Juba. The director, Geoffrey Omari, would like the school’s graduates to
Ebola Virus – Midwifery School Responds to the Threat Read More "
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
Bolivia: Supply crisis hits families in La Paz and El Alto Read More "
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
Small steps, big impact: democracy from the grassroots Read More "
The war in South Sudan is escalating. The hospital in Lankien, where midwives trained by Mission 21 work, has been attacked several times. Countless people are on the run and humanitarian aid is being blocked. Since the end of 2025, the armed conflict in South Sudan has intensified dramatically, particularly in the states of Jonglei and Upper Nile. State armed forces (SSPDF) and the [...]
280,000 South Sudanese* on the run: Mission 21 is involved on the ground Read More "
For Mission 21, just language is more than just style or grammar: language shapes perception and creates reality. It can enable participation or reinforce exclusion. In order to promote gender-equitable and inclusive communication and maintain it in everyday life, Mission 21 publishes a guide, the «Compass of Equitable Language». This guide is our practical working tool. It shows [...]
Mission 21 presents „Compass of just language“ Read More "
Five residents, including a pastor from our Nigerian partner church EYN, were killed in an attack by suspected members of the terrorist militia Boko Haram on a village in north-eastern Nigeria. We are shocked by this sad news and assure the relatives and the EYN of our solidarity. The attack happened in Borno, the north-easternmost state of Nigeria. According to a report [...]
Attack by Boko Haram - Pastor of partner church EYN killed Read More "
The situation in South Sudan is becoming increasingly threatening for the population. The government is apparently preparing an attack on armed opposition units in the state of Jonglei. This raises fears of even more violence against the civilian population, even more displaced people and even more hunger and disease. A new outbreak of fighting is apparently imminent in South Sudan. According to [...]
A new escalation of violence threatens in South Sudan Read More "
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