News

30 Jan
Security first for refugees from Nigeria
Cameroon, DWS, emergency response, emergency operation, Refugees, Refugees. Displaced person, Displaced Persons, host community, Nigeria, UNHCR, refugee camps, Welcoming the Stranger, security
30 Jan
Four years ago, thousands of people fled the Boko Haram terror in Nigeria to Cameroon.
29 Jan
Building trust between refugees and hosts in Chad
Refugees, refugee camps, CAR, Chad, Welcoming the Stranger, host communities, peace building, peacebuilding
29 Jan
Chad in central Africa continues to receive refugees from surrounding countries experiencing civil war, including the Central African Republic.
26 Jan
Lutheran Church of Christ calls for an end to violence in Nigeria
Nigeria, church, conflict, Violence, peace and justice
26 Jan
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria leadership urges an end to the violence in Nigeria.
26 Jan
Czech Protestants raise 18,000 EUR for rape survivors in DR Congo
12th Assembly, Keynote speaker, gender-based violence, Gender, Violence, conflict, Women
26 Jan
The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, a member church of The Lutheran World Federation in the Czech Republic, has raised money for the Panzi foundation which supports medical treatment for raped w
25 Jan
Smart Communities in Kenya
Refugees, DWS Kenya-Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, information technology, refugee camps, emergency response, Children, Humanitarian Response, Kakuma, Kenya refugee camps
25 Jan
The Lutheran World Federation has joined a high-powered public-private coalition, who will introduce internet and mobile connectivity, access to clean, efficient energy, and digital financial tools fo
22 Jan
Tribute to Rev. Carlos Duarte, Pastor President of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate
tribute, Obituary, Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP), human rights defender, Climate Justice, Advocacy
22 Jan
The Lutheran World Federation has extended its condolences upon the death of Reverend Carlos Alfredo Duarte Voelker, Pastor President of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate in Argentina, Paragua
18 Jan
Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center
Lund, Joint Commemoration of the Reformation, Ecumenical Centre, ecumenical relations, Joint Ecumenical Commemoration, Common Prayer, Reformation, From Conflict to Communion
18 Jan
The Salvadoran Cross created for the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund 2016 was placed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland, in a dedication ser
17 Jan
A safer place to stay
DWS Nepal emergency response, DWS Nepal emergency response DWS Nepal, DWS Nepal emergency response DWS Nepal program Nepal, emergency response, reconstruction
17 Jan
Building her own home has been a dream for Kali Kamini, known in her Nepali village as ‘Grandma’ – and her dream became reality thanks to The Lutheran World Federation and a local women-led charity.
11 Jan
“I will continue to be a servant of the Gospel”
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, LWF President, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
11 Jan
"There is hardly a right moment to leave office; but there is a right attitude: entrusting one's own life and the witness of the church into where it belongs, hence into God's hands&quo
7 Dec
The journey from conflict to communion is irreversible
ecumenical relations, Roman Catholic-Lutheran, Pope Francis, Pope, LWF President
7 Dec
The Lutheran World Federation President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa today met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
6 Dec
An oasis of peace against gender-based violence
16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, gender-based violence, Gender, Women, LWF Peace Oasis, Za'atari Refugee Camp
6 Dec
As the global community is mobilized for 16 days of activism against gender based violence, men and women in the Za’atari refugee camp have shared experiences and a moment of peace.
5 Dec
Ethiopia to implement new refugee framework
UNHCR, Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Livelihoods, Refugees. Displaced person
5 Dec
The Lutheran World Federation has welcomed the commitment of the Ethiopian government to the protection of refugees with the official launch of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in E
1 Dec
Knowing Who We Are Key to Ending Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, gender-based violence, faith and women’s empowerment
1 Dec
Tanzanian theologian Rev.
1 Dec
Realizing Lutheran Communion through Writings and Encounter
Lutheran theology
1 Dec
Twenty theologians from around the communion discussed “Luther as Preacher and Teacher"
30 Nov
Water and sanitation for Kasai refugees in Angola
refugee camps, internally displaced people, Humanitarian Response
30 Nov
More funds needed to prevent outbreak of disease
30 Nov
Ecumenical groups join in UN forum on business and human rights in Geneva
Human Rights, Advocacy, WCC, ACT Alliance, land rights, Diakonia
30 Nov
LWF, WCC and ACT Alliance arrange side-event on meaningful dialogue with communities