The Tanzanian pastor and HIV activist Melania Mrema Kyando has died at the age of 59 after a long illness. She motivated thousands of women in her…

In 2018, Professor Denis Mukwege received the Nobel Peace Prize. The gynecologist from the Democratic Republic of Congo is medically committed to…

For a year now, the corona pandemic has been shaping the lives of people worldwide, triggering insecurity and fears, increasing violence and poverty.…

"His Holiness very much appreciates your work to promote justice, peace and reconciliation." This message reaches Mission 21 at the beginning of the…

In many parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America the virus is only just beginning to spread, and its impact on the health situation and on the lives of…

Mission 21 is concerned about the global extent of the Corona pandemic, which also affects our partner churches and partner organizations abroad.

The Swiss feminist theologian Marie-Claire Barth-Frommel died on 22 December 2019 at the age of 92. She stood up for the rights of women and played a…

Rev. Claudia Bandixen, Director of Mission 21, the international mission organisation headquartered in Basel (the Basel Mission), will be retiring at…

The conflict between the central government of Cameroon and the Anglophone provinces of Southwest and Northwest has already cost hundreds of lives,…

On Friday evening Indonesia was surprised by an earthquake of magnitude 7.5, followed by a tsunami. Especially affected is the central province of…