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Image Eröffnung der Konferenz mit (v.l.) Mark Hetfield, Präsident und Geschäftsführer von HIAS, LWB-Generalsekretärin Anne Burghardt, und Waseem Ahmad, Geschäftsführer von Islamic Relief Worldwide. Foto: LWB/M. Renaux Welcoming the Stranger, Shaping the Future On World Refugee Day, LWF joins with Jewish and Islamic partners to highlight faith-based response to refugee crisis
Image Eine Mitarbeiterin des LWB bei einer Schulung im Bezirk Obongi, Uganda. Foto: LWB/Albin Hillert Human rights council: advocating with communities from local to global to local Country programs and member churches join global conversation on human rights
Image Eine Frau geht in Richtung der Al-Quds-Universität in Abu Dis, Palästina, während im Hintergrund die von den israelischen Behörden errichtete Trennmauer zu sehen ist. Foto: LWB/Albin Hillert Israel-Palestine conflict: A lasting solution must include ending the occupation LWF Council statement insists on international human rights instruments
Image Pavlo Shvarts, Bischof der Deutschen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in der Ukraine. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay Ukraine: Preaching the gospel brings us hope Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine on “accepting one’s human limitations”
Image Die Ratsmitglieder bei der Abstimmung. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine joins LWF as individual member Council approval pushes LWF member churches to 149
Image Im Auguste-Viktoria-Krankenhaus kümmert sich Krankenschwester Muyassar Ismail um den Dialysepatienten Amilio Alvi. Foto: LWB/Albin Hillert LWF Executive Committee to EU: unfreeze funds for Augusta Victoria Hospital as patient´s lives are at risk LWF calls for unfreezing of funding to people in dire need of healthcare services
Image Die Vesammlung der Frauen im Vorfeld der Ratstagung 2022. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay Strengthening gender justice and women’s leadership Women leaders representing all regions of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) gathered in Geneva on 8 June for a Pre-Council meeting
Image Archbishop Antje Jackelén ends her term as head of the Church of Sweden in October. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice Voices from the Communion: Archbishop Antje Jackelén looks back at highlights and challenges of her leadership
Image (l to r) Rev. Vladislav Iviciak, Marija Parnicki, both Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia © LWF/Juho Kuva People Flock to Serbian Province of Vojvodina Expecting Wealth Influx Increases Diakonia Work for Lutheran-led Ecumenical Program People seeking a better life flock to the autonomous province of Vojvodina in the Republic of Serbia. It is the most prosperous region of the country, but it has…
Image LWF Vice-President for the Latin American and Caribbean region Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas Vargas blesses participants at the founding of the Women and Gender Justice network. © IECLB/Tobias Mathies Lutheran Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean Form Women and Gender Justice Network A Tool to Support Gender Policy in the LWF Women theologians and leaders from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have formed a network with a goal to promote women leadership with…
