LWF President Younan visits border village of Korean Peninsula

(LWI) – At the border village of Panmunjom that divides the Korean people, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), said peace between…

Delegation from Myanmar presents human rights report report

(LWI) - Safeguarding the human rights of disadvantaged groups in Myanmar and Nepal is a prime concern of The Lutheran World Federation.

The LWF has submitted reports on the…

LWF mission assesses situation at Serbo-Croatian border

(LWI) – A fact-finding mission by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and aid agency Diakonie Hungary is looking into ways of providing joint assistance to refugees at the Serbo-…

Dialogue is essential to diffusing sectarian conflict, says Lutheran church leader Ndanga-Toué

(LWI) – When 50-year-old Rev. Dr Samuel Ndanga-Toué heard the news that he had been elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the…

GENEVA, 14 November 2015 (LWI) -  The Lutheran World Federation(LWF)  condemns in the firmest  terms the despicable attacks in Beirut and Paris, this Thursday and Friday, which have caused massive loss of lives.

In a joint…

Giving communities a voice on the international stage

(LWI) – The governments of Myanmar and Nepal have accepted recommendations of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at their Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which took place at the…

Youth and General Secretary lead the LWF at Paris talks

GENEVA, 26 November 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) approaches the forthcoming United Nations (UN) climate summit in Paris next week with the message that…

(LWI) - International humanitarian and development faith- based networks have urged governments preparing for next week’s COP 21 United Nations climate summit in Paris to do their outmost to reach a fair, binding, and ambitious agreement as…

PARIS, France/GENEVA, 29 November 2015 (LWI) – Saturday, 28 November, marked the beginning of the ecumenical and interfaith cooperation at COP21 in Paris. Four petitions by ACT Now for Climate Justice (part of ACT Alliance), the Global…

Human Rights Day throws light on abuses in Colombia

(LWI) - "We were left alone with our children. Suddenly we had to be like both parents to them. It was a terrible burden and seemed to be getting worse each day," recalls Yaneth Perez, a…