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Concerns over violence following elections in Mozambique

LWF joins LUCSA in expressing solidarity, calling for humanitarian aid

(LWI) - Violence has erupted in Mozambique following contested elections in the country held on 9 October 2024. The situation has led to internal…

Participants of the meeting of the Women’s Network in Central Western Europe. Photo: Kathrin Wallrabe

Europe: Strengthening women in church and society

New coordinator and priorities for Women’s Network in Central Western Europe

(LWI) – The Women’s Network in Central Western Europe has elected a new regional coordinator for the coming three-year term. Helen Nagelhout (28), from the…

LWF delegates pictured on the opening day of the United Nations climate summit COP29. Left to right: Eugenio Albrecht, Elena Cedillo, and Romario Dohmann. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF at COP29: strengthening the climate justice call for the most vulnerable people

LWF delegation will host side events in Baku, join interfaith gathering, prayers and ecumenical advocacy

(LWI) - As the United Nations climate summit COP29 opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegation began…

The faith leaders are calling on the G20 to fix inequality and tackle climate change, which is the greatest challenge facing humanity today. The photo above shows a farmer participating an LWF project "Gender Transformative Climate Adaptation" in Cameroon and Chad. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Church leaders call on G20 to halt growing inequality, ramp up climate action

In a letter to G20 leaders meeting in Brazil, LWF and partners call for far-reaching tax policies and meaningful climate action

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined with ecumenical partners in urging the leaders of G20…

LWF delegates to the United Nations climate summit COP29 taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

COP29: Building hope for a climate just future

LWF delegates reflect on climate and their journeys of faith

(LWI) - The United Nations climate summit COP29 continues, and both onsite and online, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegates keep the focus on amplifying the call for…

In this montage are Lutheran leaders, from left to right: Bishop Dr Jack Urame (Papua New Guinea), Bishop Medardo E. Gómez Soto (El Salvador), LWF Vice-President Bishop Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt (Germany), and Bishop Dr Fredrick Onael Shoo (Tanzania). Photo: LWF

Church leaders amplify call to protect ecosystems, livelihoods and future generations

Encouragement to LWF COP 29 delegation to insist on action that guarantees a sustainable future

(LWI) – As The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegation and other faith-based organizations at…

Prayer candles burn during Sunday service in the Lutheran church St. Catherine in Kyiv, 12 May 2024. Photo: LWF/ Cornelia Kästner-Meyer

Prayer to remember 1,000 days of war in Ukraine

Remembering those affected by this war, and conflicts around the world

(LWI) - With a prayer on 20 November, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) remembered 1,000 days since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine to a full-scale war.…