KIGOMA, Tanzania/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 As the situation in Burundi deteriorates progressively, Burundians continue to leave the country in droves. The Lutheran World Federation is on the…
New global standards expected to bring about greater accountability
Bogota, COLOMBIA/Geneva, 9 June 2015 (LWI) - The work of the Lutheran World Federation in Colombia has been held up as a model of how a new humanitarian…
“Common vision to protect dignity of girls and women”
(LWI) – Faith-based organizations have issued a joint statement for advancing women’s rights and denouncing gender-based violence at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council. In…
ADJUMANI, Uganda / GENEVA, 20 June 2015 (LWI) – It’s exam time in Ayilo 1 primary school, but Nyaring’s (not her real name) smiling face indicates that maths and social science were not too…