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Children from Kordofan in Gendrassa refugee camp, South Sudan. The ongoing conflict in the latest UN member state provides an especially difficult working environment. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

LWF Council issues statement on protracted conflicts

Call to protect humanitarian space

GENEVA, 2 July 2015 (LWI) – The Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued a public statement on…

Augusta Victoria Hospital staff before entering Gaza at the time of the 2014 conflict. The LWF Council has condemned the continued violence in the region. Photo: LWF Jerusalem

Middle East “needs justice not more arms”

LWF Council concern over violence against religious minorities

GENEVA, 3 August 2015 (LWI) - At its 2015 meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) adopted a resolution on the Middle East, voicing concern about violence…

The Spanish coastguard intercepts a traditional fishing boat carrying African migrants off the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. Photo: UNHCR/A. Rodriguez / 24 October 2007

Central America: young migrants flee gang violence

LWF Council asks for advocacy for migrants

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…

Mark Mullan, the LWF Team Leader in Ukraine, meets a family in Kharkiv whose apartment was damaged by a missile strike. LWF will renovate this family’s home. Photo: LWF/ Anatoliy Nazarenko

“One of the most challenging countries I ever worked in”

World Humanitarian Day: Field staff reflect on work in Ukraine

I have headed humanitarian missions in hostile work environments such as Somalia, Rwanda, and…

Roger Kalimira, in front of a water bladder he helped install. Photo: LWF/ M. Idjawo

Water in the desert

Responding to the Sudan crisis in Chad

I work with LWF in the department of Assoungha specifically in the refugee and returnee sites of Adré, Ourang, Ambilia, Dize-…

Wejdan Jarrah with children at Zaâatri refugee camp. Photo: LWF Jordan

Humanitarianism Means…Life

Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…

Bhoj with camp management committee members and children in an IDP camp in Sittwe. Photo: LWF Myanmar

Humanitarianism Means…Compassion

Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…

The rainy season makes access to remote areas in CAR much more difficult. Photo: LWF/P. Mumia

Humanitarianism Means…Emergency Support in a Crisis

Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…

France Hernandez distributing food assistance to families affected by the harsh 2014 winter (June-July) in the department of Arauca in northeastern Colombia. Photo: LWF Colombia

Humanitarianism Means…Service

Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…

Alemayehu at Leitchuor refugee camp in western Ethiopia. Photo: Christof Krackhardt/Bread for the World

Humanitarianism Means…Philanthropy

Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…