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The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip BÅaÅ¼ejowski

LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border

Generosity of volunteers gives hope alongside concern for exploitation of vulnerable mothers and children

(LWI) - Despite a long career in humanitarian work, Rebekka Meissner was deeply touched by the scenes she witnessed at the…

Women from Gawar in northern Cameroon building energy efficient clay stoves, as part of an LWF environmental program. Photo: Tcheou Tcheou ABEL

CSW66: Women must lead the way out of climate crisis

LWF and ELCA host event exploring ways in which women are driving movement for more sustainable living

(LWI) - Women may be more likely to die in climate related disasters, but they are also increasingly driving the movement for cleaner…

Dome of the Berlin Cathedral. Photo: Jutta Engelage

Ukraine: Lutheran bishops from Ukraine and Russia join prayer for peace

God is “with the victims of this war. He is with the suffering people. He is there in the hell of war.”

(LWI) – Two bishops from Lutheran churches in Ukraine and Russia joined an ecumenical prayer for peace in Berlin Cathedral,…

Representatives from more than ten different religions gather at an interfaith service in Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow, on the opening day of a United Nations climate change conference. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief

Protecting the safety and security of minorities

(LWI) - At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)…

Demonstrators at a âYouth and Public Empowerment Dayâ during COP26 in Glasgow last November. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

CSW66: Young people call for action not words

“Invest in the future for climate justice” say youth delegates to Commission on the Status of Women

(LWI) - Five young climate activists have called on world leaders to listen and engage meaningfully with women and youth who are worst…

After an eight-month dry season, the riverbed of Tsanaga River lies dry at the outskirts of the city of Maroua, Cameroon. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Human Rights Council: LWF welcomes appointment of special rapporteur for climate

Protecting the safety and security of minorities

(LWI) - At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its interfaith partners welcomed the appointment of the first UN…

The renewable energy supply plays an essential role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting global warming. Photo: Zbynek Burival, UnplashÂ

Climate justice: “Immediate and inclusive action needed”

IPCC report on “Mitigation of Climate Change” presented

(LWI) – The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is almost closed. “We need immediate and inclusive climate action to keep 1.5 alive,” said Elena…

Hands of refugee women from South Sudan at the Palorinya settlement in northern Uganda, supported by the LWFâs World Service program. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Welcoming the stranger, living as neighbors

LWF’s Rev Anne Burghardt joins Muslim and Jewish leaders to showcase shared response to global refugee crises

(LWI) - Faith communities are regularly the first responders when conflicts or emergencies strike and often they are the last…

A woman holds up a sign offering practical support for newly arrived families from Ukraine, at Nyugati station in Budapest, Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

European churches call for commitment to all refugees

Easter statement from Christian leaders welcomes Ukraine response, calls for solidarity with all seeking protection

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Anne Burghardt has joined church leaders from many…

LWF humanitarian support officer Katerina Brzicova and Samuel Reslour, a volunteer, assist in transporting relief items to a warehouse of the Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), which is partnering with the LWF to distribute food and non-food items to refugees fleeing from Ukraine at the Zosin and Dohoruth borders. Photo: B. Khanal

LWF scales up response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Priorities include humanitarian work and supporting member churches on front lines of welcome for refugees

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is scaling up its response to the war in Ukraine, setting up a team to coordinate…

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LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border

Generosity of volunteers gives hope alongside concern for exploitation of vulnerable mothers and children

CSW66: Women must lead the way out of climate crisis

LWF and ELCA host event exploring ways in which women are driving movement for more sustainable living

Ukraine: Lutheran bishops from Ukraine and Russia join prayer for peace

God is “with the victims of this war. He is with the suffering people. He is there in the hell of war.”

Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief

Protecting the safety and security of minorities

CSW66: Young people call for action not words

“Invest in the future for climate justice” say youth delegates to Commission on the Status of Women

Human Rights Council: LWF welcomes appointment of special rapporteur for climate

Protecting the safety and security of minorities

Climate justice: “Immediate and inclusive action needed”

IPCC report on “Mitigation of Climate Change” presented

Welcoming the stranger, living as neighbors

LWF’s Rev Anne Burghardt joins Muslim and Jewish leaders to showcase shared response to global refugee crises

European churches call for commitment to all refugees

Easter statement from Christian leaders welcomes Ukraine response, calls for solidarity with all seeking protection

LWF scales up response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Priorities include humanitarian work and supporting member churches on front lines of welcome for refugees

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