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Image The Environmental Education Center (EEC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) educates youth to be stewards of creation through learning programs and practical activities such as planting olive trees. Photo: EEC Palestine: Teaching youth how to care for the earth Strengthening the young generation for climate justice advocacy through empowerment and practice (LWI) - The Environmental Education Center (EEC) of…
Image Augusta Victoria Hospital, providing life-saving cancer treatment for five million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert AVH: financial crisis must be urgently resolved LWF appeals to EU and other partners to support Augusta Victoria Hospital’s life-saving cancer care for Palestinians (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt has appealed to the President of the…
Image The Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza. Photo: Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Statement: Hospitals in conflict zones must be protected LWF unequivocally condemns attacks on hospitals and medical infrastructure, following Russian missile strike that hit Kyiv children’s hospital, and the forced closure of Gaza hospital after Israeli Defense Forces’ evacuation order.
Image Palestinians walk among the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. Photo: Wafa / APAImages (CC-BY-SA) LWF appeals for de-escalation in Middle East Statement calls on all parties and international community to focus on immediate ceasefire and find pathways to peace (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has made an urgent appeal for a de-escalation of tensions in the…
