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The LWF has called for stability and reconciliation in Thailand following a deadly bomb blast in the capital, Bangkok. Photo: LWF-DNK/F. Hübner
Solidarity with Thai people and church following deadly bombing
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20 Aug 2015
  • Churches
20 Aug 2015
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A DWS staff member vaccinates a the dog belonging to a refugee as part of an animal vaccination campaign, Dosseye camp, southern Chad. The LWF celebrates the work of staff around the world on World Humanitarian Day. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
Praise for LWF staff on World Humanitarian Day
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18 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
18 Aug 2015
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Deena Houmhisna, a psychosocial worker with LWF Chad, supports people who have seen unimaginable things. Photo: LWF Chad
Without psychosocial support, everything lacks foundation
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14 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
14 Aug 2015
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Participants at a breakout session during the LUCCWA training workshop in Accra, Ghana. Photo: LUCCWA
Harnessing local resources for a sustainable church in Africa
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10 Aug 2015
  • Churches
10 Aug 2015
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Humanitarian aid is collected for children in Donbas area, one of the worst affected of the Ukraine conflict. Photo: Janka Adameová
Solidarity for Ukrainian church diaconal work amid conflict
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10 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
10 Aug 2015
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Rosni Paryar, in front of her partially destroyed home. She fear she will remain unemployed because she of the Dalit caste. Photo: LWF/Lucia de Vries
LWF Nepal reaches out to Dalit earthquake survivors
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7 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
7 Aug 2015
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Aid agencies provide reilef in a camp for internally displaced people before the monsoon season. Many IDP camps were set-up on paddy fields which are prone to flooding in the rainy season. Photo: Evangelos Petratos EU/ECHO, CC-NC-ND (archive photo)
Myanmar: Support to people affected by monsoon floods
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5 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
5 Aug 2015
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The Spanish coastguard intercepts a traditional fishing boat carrying African migrants off the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. Photo: UNHCR/A. Rodriguez / 24 October 2007
Central America: young migrants flee gang violence
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5 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
5 Aug 2015
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The security of aid workers is increasingly under threat in dangerous environments such as South Sudan. Photo: Paul Jeffrey
“Are we seen as neutral?”
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4 Aug 2015
  • Humanitarian
4 Aug 2015
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