(LWI) - “Heavy engagement, shelling, bombing. We are attending to 11 severely injured casualties in the ICU at Nasser Hospital but cannot move them anywhere. It is too dangerous” Dr…
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with partners in the ACT Alliance is providing humanitarian aid to the internally displaced people in Northern Iraq. Through the ACT Alliance…
Confidence among LWF-Supported Communities but Assistance Still Needed
(LWI) – The last four years for subsistent farmers in Onkanga village, in Angola’s southern province of Huila have been anything but predictable. Since 2010, life here…
(LWI) – On World Humanitarian Day (WHD) in 2014, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has paid special tribute to the commitment of its country program staff across world, and…
Tribute to “Enormous Sacrifices” Made by Humanitarians and Their Families
(LWI) – “Humanitarian workers make enormous sacrifices. Many are separated from their families and sacrifice their health, relationships and resources, and…
Calling for Respect of Spiritually Significant Places
(LWI) - The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at its 2014 meeting endorsed the Universal Code of Conduct on Holy Sites. This document, developed in consultation…
“Concerned and Saddened by Kidnapping and Hostage-taking”
(LWI) - The LWF together with ten faith-based humanitarian and development organizations has issued an “urgent call to stop the horrific suffering” in Iraq.
