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Image Women at a hand pump in Panyagor. The extremely poor sanitation conditions are exposing people to waterborne diseases at a time when they are also battling COVID-19 . All photos: LWF/ B. Germamo LWF supports flooded communities in South Sudan Call for permanent solution to recurring disaster (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urgently calling for support to people affected by the flooding in South Sudan. Unusually heavy rains have caused the Nile to rise and…
Image South Sudanese refugee, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, runs the 800-metres for the Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016. Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau Refugees journey to the Olympic Games LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes (LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a…
Image A traditional meal is served in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF "People are not starving, they are being starved” LWF joins interagency call to fight famine (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an…
