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A woman walks down a street in Myanmar, where women are particularly disadvantaged. The LWF has presented recommendations to the UN human rights process which will scrutinise human rights in Myanmar.
Human rights support sought to change lives in Myanmar
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16 Oct 2015
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16 Oct 2015
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From Conflict to Communion describes jointly the history of the Reformation by the Lutherans and Roman Catholics. In telling the story together, they offer a powerful witness to a fragmented world, says Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay
Joint ecumenical witness towards inclusion and inter-dependence
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15 Oct 2015
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15 Oct 2015
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The Reformation study booklets are an ideal resource to guide churches toward the 2017 anniversary. Photo: S. Gallay
Reformation Day 2015: invitation to reflect on theme, Liberated by God’s Grace
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15 Oct 2015
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15 Oct 2015
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A woman tends a MARCOL training garden in Mberra camp, Mauritania. Thanks to the program Malian refugees produce more vegetables and the price of vegetables in the market has dropped. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
World Food Day - Farming in the desert of Mauritania
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15 Oct 2015
  • Humanitarian
15 Oct 2015
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LWF President Bishop Younan, centre, attends a church service in South Korea. He condemned the division between the two Koreas, saying walls incite hatred.
South Korea: walls between people counter peace efforts
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14 Oct 2015
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14 Oct 2015
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Gift leading the Child Rights Club at Boroli Primary School. In just two years she has become head girl of her school in the refugee camp and is leading her school’s Child Rights Club. Photo: LWF Uganda
How a refugee girl becomes a leader
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13 Oct 2015
  • Humanitarian
13 Oct 2015
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Fatou Haidana, 15 and paralyzed, has rejected numerous offers of marriage. A LWF sponsorship program is putting Fatou through school, enabling her to turn away suitors. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
A girl is "not an item to be sold"
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12 Oct 2015
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12 Oct 2015
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Islamic Relief Worldwide CEO Dr Mohamed Ashmawey (second from left) shakes hands with Nan Buzard, Executive Director of the International Council for Voluntary Agencies as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, left, and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge look on after the October 8 side event at the United Nations. Türk praised the humanitarian work of faith-based organizations and urged more cooperation. Photo: LWF/S.Cox
UN praise for faith-based humanitarian response
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8 Oct 2015
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8 Oct 2015
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LCK President Rev. Dr Chul Hwan Kim (left) said the visit by LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan was important as Korean people struggle with “living in the pain of division.” Eun-hae Kwon (right), LWF Vice-President for Asia, accompanied Bishop Younan. Photo: LWF/LCK
Seeking church unity for the sake of the world
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8 Oct 2015
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8 Oct 2015
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