It was a joy for me to be back in New York City. On 22 October, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) had a reception to celebrate its 75th anniversary—75 years of helping to carry out the…
Christine Shander reflects on Workshop Wittenberg experiences and perspectives that have helped to enrich the faith of fellow youth from Lutheran churches across the world and encouraged them to grow together in unity.
Christine Mangale from the Lutheran office at the UN headquarters in New York analyses the role of faith-based organizations in ensuring women’s inclusion and participation in sustainable development.
“With a small hammer, you can achieve great things”, stated French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius at the closing of the 21st United Nations (UN) climate change conference…
LWF Youth Secretary, Caroline Bader, and LWF Council member/Director ELCA World Hunger, Mikka McCracken, examine the ways in which LWF youth can shape the Sustainable Development Goals
PINE RIDGE, USA/GENEVA – I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during a time when families were still living off the land. Many of the people still gathered their food from the land, plants and wildlife but this way of life…
It is Ordinary Season, and in Minnesota the sun shines late into Compline as we live in a haze of sweaty clothes, sun-kissed skin, and explosive rumbling storms.
A CSW68 event showcased how training, financial support and job opportunities for women are creating “a ripple effect” and challenging patriarchal attitudes across the Middle East region
Contributions to the hospital need to meet the increasing number of patients. A delegation from LWF Jerusalem visited Washington D.C at the end of June, to advocate for continued US support to AVH and other hospitals in East Jerusalem.
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…
