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Chapel of Geneva’s Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
COVID-19: Being fully the church in times of Coronavirus
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19 Mar 2020
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19 Mar 2020
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At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People in Oromia, Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations
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18 Mar 2020
  • Humanitarian
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18 Mar 2020
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Women in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, where LWF is the main implementing partner for UNHCR, celebrate International Women’s Day 2020. Photo: LWF Kenya/Akbar
Women’s Day activities highlighted global gender justice work
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17 Mar 2020
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17 Mar 2020
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LWFs accreditation as observer to the UNEP Assembly provides a significant opportunity to channel the voices of those people most affected by environmental problems caused by climate change. The photo shows refugee women sowing groundnut near the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees in Cameroon. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Channeling the voices of those most affected by climate change
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16 Mar 2020
  • Climate
16 Mar 2020
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Bishop Dr Joseph Bvumbwe, head of the ELCM and president of the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Malawi: Youth wake us up and women keep us moving
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13 Mar 2020
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13 Mar 2020
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A member of the Bulawayo congregation receives communion during the Sunday service. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Zimbabwe: Resilience amid challenging times
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13 Mar 2020
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13 Mar 2020
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By keeping social distance and “holding back from unnecessary contact, we are able to show our love and concern for those who are most vulnerable. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay
COVID-19: Love and self-discipline needed to protect the vulnerable
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12 Mar 2020
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12 Mar 2020
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Seeking asylum is a human right, Lutheran and Catholic bishops in the Nordic countries insist and EU member States have both a legal commitment and a moral obligation to support people escaping from oppression and persecution. In the image, Oreokastro refugee camp outside of Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo: Håvard Bjelland/Kirkens Nødhjelp
Lutheran and Catholic leaders call on EU to support refugees
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11 Mar 2020
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11 Mar 2020
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Moments after this photograph was taken a bomb was thrown into the church. No one was harmed. Photo: IELCH
Molotov Bomb Thrown into Congregation In Chile
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10 Mar 2020
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10 Mar 2020
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