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A Syrian family living in an unfinished building in Al Mafraq. Many refugees have to trade their food vouchers to pay the rent. Photo: LWF/ M. Renaux
Conditions for Syrian refugees worsen
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3 Feb 2016
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  • Justice
3 Feb 2016
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Bishop Susan Johnson handing out relief goods to refugees in Nyumanzi reception center. Photo: LWF Uganda
Meeting the people behind the numbers
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28 Jan 2016
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  • Churches
28 Jan 2016
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Kabita Shrestha’s friend Kanchhi Shrestha carrying an unfired brick. Photo: LWF/Lucia de Vries
Brick by brick, earthquake survivors rebuild their homes
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27 Jan 2016
  • Humanitarian
27 Jan 2016
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Lund Cathedral where the Commemoration will take place in 2016. Photo: Beth M527 via Flickr (Creative Commons, non-commercial)
Press Release: Joint Ecumenical Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund
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25 Jan 2016
  • Churches
  • Unity
25 Jan 2016
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Community consultation in Mozambique prior to UN human rights investigations. Photo: LWF/ S. Oftadeh
Human rights remain a challenge in Mozambique
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21 Jan 2016
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  • Justice
21 Jan 2016
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A refugee hold images of family members killed in the South Sudan conflict, Njumanzi reception center, Adjumani, Uganda. Photo: LWF/ M. Renaux
Renewed fighting causes refugee influx to Uganda
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19 Jan 2016
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19 Jan 2016
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Young women in Rwamwanja settlement were one of the focal groups in the consultations. Photo: LWF/ S. Oftadeh
UN human rights consultations start in Uganda
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19 Jan 2016
  • Humanitarian
  • Gender
19 Jan 2016
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“The call to protect the vulnerable is part of our deepest faith convictions,” LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge told participants at the Geneva conference. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
We must address root causes of the refugee crisis
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19 Jan 2016
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  • Justice
19 Jan 2016
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Margaret Awak Aguer is mobbed and lifted by fellow students at Shambe Primary School after emerging as the best candidate in Kakuma Refugee camp in the 2015 KCPE with 400 out of a possible 500 marks © LWF Kakuma January 2016
Top marks for girl student in Kakuma refugee camp
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12 Jan 2016
  • Humanitarian
12 Jan 2016
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