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Image Mr Allan Calma is the LWF World Service Global Humanitarian Coordinator. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay World Humanitarian Day "Local people are usually the first providing aid”
Image Maro Maua and his supporters cycling through Mombasa during the “Fit for climate justice” campaign. Photos: Bay Gene Kenya: Youth project “Fit for climate justice” draws lively engagement Climate duathlon combines a cycling tour and beach clean-up
Image Beiratsmitglieder besichtigen einem der drei Linearbeschleuniger für die Strahlentherapie. Foto: LWB/C. Tveoy AVH advisory board meets to discuss hospital’s future Board members also hold talks with Palestinian officials to seek greater financial stability
Image Religiöse Führungspersonen und junge religiöse Akteure, die sich für die Aufnahme und Integration von Flüchtlingen einsetzen, trafen sich zu einer zweitägigen interreligiösen Konferenz mit dem Titel "Fremde willkommen heißen, als Nachbarn leben". Foto: LWB/M. Renaux Vital role of faith in refugee protection and integration 'Welcoming the Stranger’ conference ends with renewed commitments to increase interfaith cooperation
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 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 (middle) LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan at the launch of LWF President Endorses Faith Leaders’ Historic Affirmations to “Welcome the Stranger” UNHCR Initiative Supports Refugees’ Protection and Promotes Interreligious Cooperation (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan has endorsed a historic code of conduct declaration that calls…
Image A field of dead millet crop in Omusati region, northern Namibia. © LWF/M. Retief LWF Calls on Member Churches to Support Namibia and Angola Response to Drought Worst Drought in 30 Years: General Secretary Junge Underlines Urgency for Early Intervention (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on its member churches worldwide to support Lutheran churches in Namibia and Angola…
Image Makalaâs family sells pawpaws to buy food after drought killed their millet crop. © LWF/M. Retief FEATURE: In Namibia, It Hasn’t Been This Tough for Decades LWF Reaches Out to Rural Communities in Namibia’s Worst Drought WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 19 September 2013 (LWI) – Makala sits under one of the family’s pawpaw trees in the hot sun, her baby on her lap, and her other…
Image Magdaline's family depends on her monthly pension for survival. Photo: LWF/Thomas Ekelund FEATURE: Namibia on the Tipping Point LWF Response to Ease Burden on Pensioners and Livestock Owners WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 27 August 2013 (LWI) - Sixty-five-year-old Magdaline says she was on the road for four days, travelling the 150…
