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Josef Pfattner (left) and Paolo Ferraris (right), LWF Team Leader in Poland, during the LWF Assembly in Krakow. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Ukraine: 2 years of “overwhelming solidarity”

As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the LWF affirms its continued humanitarian response, and the global solidarity of its churches and other partners.

LWF team leader Mark Mullan visits a residental area which has largely been destroyed by missile strikes in Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko

Statement: Protect civilians, address humanitarian needs in Ukraine

LWF and other NGOs call for a stop f the attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure

Screenshot of the new LWF World Service website. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

LWF World Service launches new website

LWF World Service has launched a new website to feature the humanitarian and development work of the LWF.

Council members raise green cards voting in favor of a statement during the LWF Council meeting. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Public statements at 2024 Council

Prayer candles burn during Sunday service in the Lutheran church St. Catherine in Kyiv, 12 May 2024. Photo: LWF/ Cornelia Kästner-Meyer

Prayer to remember 1,000 days of war in Ukraine

Remembering those affected by this war, and conflicts around the world

(LWI) - With a prayer on 20 November, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) remembered 1,000 days since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine to a full-scale war.…

At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People in Oromia, Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations

Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps

(LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm…

UN Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc FerrÃ©

COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

LWF staff in Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon. More than 90 percent of the 8,000 LWF field staff are from the countries they work in, and often part of the communities they serve. Photo: LWF/ A. Hillert

COVID-19: Difficult realities “becoming even more challenging”

World Service director grateful for commitment and dedication of staff

(LWI) -The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service director Maria Immonen has sent a letter to the staff in humanitarian and development operations, encouraging…