Venezuela is in a challenging socioeconomic situation. Many people cannot afford essential services, such as water and health care, says LWF Global Humanitarian Coordinator Allan Calma after a recent visit to the country.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi visited a shelter reconstruction project that LWF has been implementing for UNHCR, and met families affected by the war in Ukraine.
The operational context in Haiti is challenging. Lawlessness, the rule of organized criminal groups, economic problems, earthquakes, and extreme weather events continue to destroy livelihoods.
Equal opportunities for children with disability is the agenda of the LWF education team in Kenya. They work with the community in the refugee camps to ensure that children with disabilities can attend school.…
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, as part of their travel to the Middle East.
The LWF country Representative in Ethiopia welcomes the resumption of food aid, as internal conflicts in Amhara and Oromia regions cause human casualties, lead to food shortages, and internal displacement.…
In the tranquil settings of the Polish countryside, 177 Ukrainian child refugees found a brief sanctuary and a break from the war. Organized by the Lutheran World Federation, these holiday camps not only offered fun-filled…
LWF and partners have received a six million EUR grant for multipurpose cash assistance to refugees in Uganda. The grant comes at a time when the refugee response in the country faces severe funding cuts.…
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…
Ten weeks after the devastating earthquake in the Syria-Turkey border region, the needs are shifting from essential relief goods and emergency mass shelters to more family-friendly shelter solutions, health services, and…
