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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

Refugees lose many things, but never their human rights: LWF and UNHCR visibility material at the panel discussion. Photo: LWF/ A. Danielsson

Changing the media narrative on refugees

Panel discussion on fair representation of refugees in news reporting

(LWI) - Few media report the stories of refugees directly, is the finding of a new study about the representation of refugees and migrants in the media. Since the…

Messages of peace in a school run by LWF in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo: LWF/ C: KÃ¤stner

World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space

“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”

(LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) calls for a better protection of humanitarian…

Maria Immonen, director of LWF World service. Photo: LWF

Organizations need to promote women’s confidence

World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen

#WomenHumanitarians

(LWI) - World Humanitarian Day casts a spotlight on those who work in humanitarian…

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…