Drought Linked to El Niño Damages Bean and Corn Crops
(LWI) – Low rainfall linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon has led to one of the worst droughts in decades in parts of Central America, causing widespread damage to bean and corn…
“Delighted to see the scope for our joint work expand”
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, extending over 50…
Health Risks from Cholera, Malaria and Hepatitis E
(LWI) – Together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its ACT Alliance partners, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has begun providing water and conducting…
LWF Congratulates Joint Winners Malala Yousafzay and Kailash Satyarthi
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes recognition of the critical role of “education for all” in the naming of Pakistani education activist…
1200 Displaced Christians Found shelter in Amman Churches
(LWI) - Maryam clutches a green Bible. Tightly, as if the little green book would give her stability in a life where everything changed within a couple of months. It’s one…
Jordanians and Syrian refugees work on “Peace-Building and Hygiene Promotion”
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) have started their first joint project in Al Mafraq, Jordan. Working with Syrian…
United Church Synod Launches Its “Ecological Mark”
(LWI) – One of the significant actions from the 2014 synod of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP) was the launching of the “Time to Put Hands at Work” foundation that focuses…
Nine Dead, Two Thousand Affected as River Overflows
(LWI) – Heavy seasonal flooding in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya has killed nine people and swept away or severely damaged 500 houses but The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
LWF General Secretary Invites Churches to 2015-2017 Process
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge is inviting churches in the Lutheran communion to “join, connect, participate and contribute” to a…