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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
  • Communion
  • Churches
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
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
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
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
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
  • Churches
  • Governance
8 Oct 2015
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New church leaders who have formed a peer support network, seen here with communion office staff. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Support network set up for new church leaders
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8 Oct 2015
  • Churches
  • Governance
8 Oct 2015
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Sita, middle, and neighbours sitting among emergency toilet kits. Photo: Lucia de Vries
Christian and Islamic relief agencies join hands to reach Nepal’s most vulnerable
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7 Oct 2015
  • Humanitarian
7 Oct 2015
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“Fences and walls are no way to shape a good life together for people,
Europe’s Lutheran leaders call for dignified refugee policy
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5 Oct 2015
  • Churches
5 Oct 2015
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The LWF and Islamic Relief Worldwide joined forces following the Nepal earthquake, April 2015, to provide emergency relief.
Faith groups a force for peace and cultural sensitivity in international aid
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5 Oct 2015
  • Humanitarian
  • Unity
5 Oct 2015
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