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Image Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative (LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…
Image Members of the panel discussing prospects for peace and human rights in Colombia. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson Churches pledge support for Colombia’s human rights defenders Geneva event calls for stepped-up efforts to achieve sustainable peace and justice for victims (LWI) - The international community must do more to support those seeking to be a prophetic voice for justice and peace in Colombia today. That…
Image Supplies of hand sanitizers, masks and other hygiene products ready for distribution by volunteers of the Eternal Life Lutheran Church in Hong Kong. Photo: ELCHK COVID-19: Health and faith partnership to promote factual information and reduce fear LWF welcomes a WHO guide on religious leaders’ critical role in slowing the pandemic (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes a recent guide by the …
Image Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Annual Report for the work carried out in…
Image LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge at the LWFâs Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, in 2017. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021 "Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends…