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LWF Honduras representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visits Chamelecón, Honduras, to see the damage done by hurricanes Eta and Iota. As the flooding came unexpectedly fast, many people lost all their belongings. Photo: Sean Hawkey

LWF Honduras representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visits Chamelecón, Honduras, to see the damage done by hurricanes Eta and Iota. As the flooding came unexpectedly fast, many people lost all their belongings. Photo: Sean Hawkey

The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis

LWF and partners launch call for accelerated climate adaptation

(LWI) - Joining UN bodies and international humanitarian organizations, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for accelerated climate adaptation to mitigate and…

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25 Jan 2021
Faith-based organizations gather for a vigil, as COP25 is about to draw to a close, praying that negotiations will bear fruit, bringing about urgent and just action to find a way out of the climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Faith-based organizations gather for a vigil, as COP25 is about to draw to a close, praying that negotiations will bear fruit, bringing about urgent and just action to find a way out of the climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ecumenical imperative to protect our common home

Webinar to launch Season of Creation focuses on practical ways of working together for Christian unity

(LWI) - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity may have ended on 25 January, but the task of praying and working together to protect…

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27 Jan 2021
LWF distributed mosquito nets to more than 12,000 households in two camps in Cox'’s Bazaar refugee camp. The nets will protect especially small children against diseases such as Dengue fever and Malaria. Photo: Bela Wadud/ RDRS/LREP

LWF distributed mosquito nets to more than 12,000 households in two camps in Cox'’s Bazaar refugee camp. The nets will protect especially small children against diseases such as Dengue fever and Malaria. Photo: Bela Wadud/ RDRS/LREP

LWF supports displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh

Livelihood support and protection against diseases

(LWI) - In October 2017, violence in Myanmar forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. They found a temporary home in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, one of the largest…

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03 Mar 2021
In Honduras, Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula, the hurricanes Eta and Iota recently caused destruction to housing and infrastructure which will take years to recover - one example for the disastrous effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. Photo: Sean Hawkey / Life on Earth

In Honduras, Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula, the hurricanes Eta and Iota recently caused destruction to housing and infrastructure which will take years to recover - one example for the disastrous effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. Photo: Sean Hawkey / Life on Earth

LWF calls for recognition of human right to safe, clean, sustainable environment

Three statements on climate justice presented at 46th Session of Human Rights Council  

(LWI) - At the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, The Lutheran…

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08 Mar 2021
Pastor Miroslav Ponjičan (back right) with youth and children, preparing for a tree planting activity in the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia (SEAVC). Photos: SEAVC

Pastor Miroslav Ponjičan (back right) with youth and children, preparing for a tree planting activity in the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia (SEAVC). Photos: SEAVC

Serbia: Apple trees as a sign of faith and creation

Youth-led climate project contributes to biodiversity conservation and environmental awareness

(LWI) – “Even if I knew that the world was to collapse tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.” This hope-filled quote, attributed…

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15 Mar 2021

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