From working with refugee resettlement in a small Australian town, to one of the biggest ecumenical refugee operations worldwide: Brian Neldner, former Director of LWF World Service, shaped the LWF’s humanitarian and development work for four…
The German Lutheran theologian Oliver Schuegraf has been installed as Honorary Canon Theologian of the Anglican Cathedral of Coventry in recognition of his ecumenical work and for his participation in the Community of the Cross of Nails.
Cyclone Mocha has caused massive devastation in the camps for internally displaced people and for people living villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. LWF is responding through its staff whose homes were also damaged by the…
Pastors, staff, and volunteers from LWF member churches in Eastern Europe supporting refugees from Ukraine met for a consultation on pastoral care and psychosocial first aid.
As the Caritas network of Catholic aid and development agencies elects a new leadership team, LWF highlights the importance of longstanding ecumenical cooperation in humanitarian response
The LWF President and General Secretary condemn violence and call for peace in Sudan. They have asked Lutherans around the world to pray for peace in Sudan this coming Sunday.
LWF and partners call for more sustained assistance to the Horn of Africa. The humanitarian response must be fully funded to mitigate the effects of climate injustice in the re and urge donors to address the impact of climate change and climate…
One year after the war in Ukraine started, refugees in Poland feel torn between their old life and their new situation. The LWF community centers support local integration while preserving culture and language.…
Cyclone “Mocha” caused flooding and devastation around the coastal areas of Myanmar on Sunday 14 May. Displaced communities close to the sea in Rakhine state are among the most affected.
The students at the Espwa community school in camp Perrin, Haiti, walk up to two hours to have their lessons, but when they arrive, there is often not enough drinking water for them. LWF, NCA and local partners are working to change that.