Atrocities and impending famine in war-torn country
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urgently calling for more support to help the victims of the resurging civil war in South Sudan. Half a year after the broken peace…
Indigenous communities “most affected when defending their way of life”
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation Central America Program, together with the Guatemala Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Guatemalteca, ILUGUA), an LWF member…
“Abysmal failure of compassion and responsibility”
GENEVA, 31 January 2017 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance have issued a statement on the US Presidential Executive Order “…
Basic principles of international humanitarian law upheld
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is grateful that basic principles of international humanitarian law were upheld when the High Court of Kenya ruled against the planned…
(LWI) The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is calling congregations of the ELCA to “learning, prayer and action on behalf of those who seek refuge on our shores.”…
Africa Pre-Assembly discusses Sustainable Development Goals
(LWI) – With its commitment to raise awareness of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has asked members of the Lutheran…
LWF President Younan to receive the 34th Niwano Peace Prize
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has extended congratulations to Bishop Dr. Munib Younan who has been named as the 34th recipient of the distinguished Niwano Peace Prize…
A former house servant becomes an advocate against bonded labor
(LWI) It was a foggy November morning in Kailali district, western Nepal, when Basanti Chaudhary (32) received a phone call. Her brother-in-law told her that she had won the…
The Namibian churches and the LWF played a vital role during Namibia’s struggle for independence. Under South African rule, the policy was to divide people along racial and tribal lines. The churches were virtually the only organizations that…
