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Islamic Relief Worldwide CEO Dr Mohamed Ashmawey (second from left) shakes hands with Nan Buzard, Executive Director of the International Council for Voluntary Agencies as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, left, and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge look on after the October 8 side event at the United Nations. Türk praised the humanitarian work of faith-based organizations and urged more cooperation. Photo: LWF/S.Cox

Islamic Relief Worldwide CEO Dr Mohamed Ashmawey (second from left) shakes hands with Nan Buzard, Executive Director of the International Council for Voluntary Agencies as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, left, and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge look on after the October 8 side event at the United Nations. Türk praised the humanitarian work of faith-based organizations and urged more cooperation. Photo: LWF/S.Cox

UN praise for faith-based humanitarian response

Faith organizations at forefront of emergency operations

GENEVA, 8 October, 2015 (LWI) - Faith-based organizations show “remarkable signs of leadership” in refugee relief efforts worldwide, a senior official of the United Nations refugee…

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08 Oct 2015
A woman walks down a street in Myanmar, where women are particularly disadvantaged. The LWF has presented recommendations to the UN human rights process which will scrutinise human rights in Myanmar.

A woman walks down a street in Myanmar, where women are particularly disadvantaged. The LWF has presented recommendations to the UN human rights process which will scrutinise human rights in Myanmar.

Human rights support sought to change lives in Myanmar

Delegation from Myanmar presents human rights report report

(LWI) - Safeguarding the human rights of disadvantaged groups in Myanmar and Nepal is a prime concern of The Lutheran World Federation.

The LWF has submitted reports on the…

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16 Oct 2015
Churches in the Central African Republic strive to help warring factions reconcile, says newly elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic, Rev. Dr Samuel Ndanga-Toué. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay

Churches in the Central African Republic strive to help warring factions reconcile, says newly elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic, Rev. Dr Samuel Ndanga-Toué. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay

Holding together a fragile peace in the Central African Republic

Dialogue is essential to diffusing sectarian conflict, says Lutheran church leader Ndanga-Toué

(LWI) – When 50-year-old Rev. Dr Samuel Ndanga-Toué heard the news that he had been elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the…

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16 Oct 2015
LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge greets climate campaigner Yeb Saño as Saño and 17 other pilgrims arrive in Geneva on a march from Rome to Paris to push for a new climate deal. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge greets climate campaigner Yeb Saño as Saño and 17 other pilgrims arrive in Geneva on a march from Rome to Paris to push for a new climate deal. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Walking in the hope of reaching climate change agreement

A message from the People’s Pilgrimage in Geneva

(LWI) – After crossing the lower alpine region of Italy into Switzerland, a group of pilgrims arrived at Geneva’s Ecumenical Center with the message that international climate change talks…

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04 Nov 2015
A Dalit woman in Nepal. Implementing the Discrimination and Untouchability Act of 2011, which abolishes caste discrimination, is a major human rights challenge in Nepal. Photo: LWF/Lucia de Vries

A Dalit woman in Nepal. Implementing the Discrimination and Untouchability Act of 2011, which abolishes caste discrimination, is a major human rights challenge in Nepal. Photo: LWF/Lucia de Vries

Human rights: Myanmar and Nepal accept LWF recommendations

Giving communities a voice on the international stage

(LWI) – The governments of Myanmar and Nepal have accepted recommendations of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at their Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which took place at the…

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16 Nov 2015
Women’s centre in Kingston, Jamaica, offering education to young mothers so they can continue their education after giving birth. Photo: WCC/Peter Williams

Women’s centre in Kingston, Jamaica, offering education to young mothers so they can continue their education after giving birth. Photo: WCC/Peter Williams

Faith-based coalition promotes 16 days of activism to overcome violence against women and girls

From peace in the home to peace in the world: make education safe for all

Joint news release with World Council of Churches

(LWI) - A coalition of faith-based organizations is emphasizing a joint approach in addressing…

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19 Nov 2015

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