Ruml Welcomes ‘First Step’ for Syrians, Expects More Intervention
(LWI) - A group of 70 Syrian refugees were granted asylum in the Czech Republic earlier this year following a public outcry over the government’s initial refusal…
“Common vision to protect dignity of girls and women”
(LWI) – Faith-based organizations have issued a joint statement for advancing women’s rights and denouncing gender-based violence at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council. In…
LWF’s Oral Statement on Roma People at Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Ms Rita Izsak encouraged The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and other faith-based organizations to put more…
LWF school supplies to help deaf students Vone and Viengkeo learn
VIANGCHAN, Laos/ GENEVA, 9 July 2015 (LWI) - Vone and Viengkeo, 6 years old, are young girls like everyone else. They are neighbors in Vieng Phouka, a poor district of Laos…
LWF and partners workshop facilitates access to UN mechanisms
GENEVA, 11 July 2015 (LWI) – Training workshops organized by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have strengthened Rev. Solange Yumba wa Nkulu’s role as national coordinator…
Junge reflects on LWF’s participation in New York roundtable
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes the increased awareness in the United Nations (UN) of the contribution of faith-based organizations to global development.…
Open letter to conflict parties during Havana peace talks
(LWI) – Together with leaders of many regional and international faith-based organizations, the General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin…
GENEVA, 5 August 2015 (LWI) - During its 2015 annual meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) endorsed a resolution concerning migrants. In this resolution, it “expressed its…
Assistance to the displaced and people with disabilities
(LWI) – In the midst of the 16-month-old war in the Ukraine that has killed over 6000 people and displaced 1.5 million, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Ukraine (GELCU…
GENEVA, 16 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe continue to advocate for and extend hospitality to thousands of asylum seekers fleeing into the…