LWF member churches in Latin America have advocated for “Free Rivers,” criticizing the environmental and social impacts caused as well as the amount of land that large dams and industrial plants use along the Uruguay River.
Representatives from LWF member churches and country programs around the globe are bringing grassroots experience and expertise to the 68th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women which will be discussing poverty alleviation.
Dr Fadi Atrash, CEO of the LWF Augusta Victoria-Hospital in East Jerusalem, has briefed humanitarian staff in different embassies in Geneva on the health care situation in Gaza. After five months of military action, it is “beyond imagination or…
Five months since the attack of Hamas on Israel, and the start of the military operation in Gaza, negotiations for a ceasefire, and the release of Hamas-held hostages have yielded no solution. LWF is deeply concerned about the loss of life, and…
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the LWF affirms its continued humanitarian response, and the global solidarity of its churches and other partners.
After 100 days of war in Gaza, LWF is deeply concerned that there is no solution on the horizon. “The time is now to implement a ceasefire that can lead to just peace.”
HIAS, (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), Islamic Relief Worldwide, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have submitted a pledge for improved refugee protection/social cohesion through faith-sensitive programming guided by Humanitarian…
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, LWF recalls the legacy and renewed commitment of those working to uphold the inalienable rights and dignity of every human being
