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LWF staff from multi-purpose cash assistance centers across Poland, established to support Ukrainian refugees, gather in Bytom in October 2022 for training in community-based psychosocial support. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Poland: Model for churches and humanitarian actors working hand in hand

Looking back at a successful response to Ukrainian refugee crisis as LWF closes its country program in Poland 

Humanitarian
Communion
Churches
News
14 Jan 2026
Some 8 million people in Venezuela need humanitarian assistance, many of them are children. LWF rehabilitates schools, and community spaces to provide safer, healthier, and more dignified environments. Photo: LWF Colombia/Venezuela

Venezuela: Humanitarian needs are acute, LWF urges sustained response

Protection, community resilience at the core of LWF’s work as 8 million people face hardship

Humanitarian
Justice
News
09 Jan 2026
In Angola’s Moxico province, the LWF supported farmers in Chindupo village, to successfully advocate for the right to retain their land, which had been targeted for private use. Photo: LWF/C. Kastner

A decade of strengthening communities through a rights-based approach

LWF marks 10 years of people-centered empowerment for change

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) recently marked…

Humanitarian
Justice
News
11 Dec 2025
Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary Photo: LWF/Arni Svanur Danielsson. Bishop Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Photo: ACNS/Neil Turner

Anglicans and Lutherans reaffirm support for refugees

Ahead of Global Refugee Forum Progress Review, churches say countries must come together to address root causes

Justice
Humanitarian
News
09 Dec 2025
Through the project, LWF Syria has invested in community-based care. Photo: Mohammad – Al-Ta’alouf Association

Restoring hope for survivors of the Syria earthquake

LWF’s recovery and resilience project supports the most vulnerable families

Humanitarian
Justice
News
02 Dec 2025
Devastation after hurricane “Matthew” in Haiti, 2016. The island state has been frequently hit by natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes. Photo: LWF Haiti

Haiti: Supporting communities after Hurricane Melissa

After the storm, people need shelter, hygiene, and access to safe water

Humanitarian
News
31 Oct 2025
Representatives of refugee-led organizations participating in the 85th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, Gambia, Photo: LWF/I- Toroitich

Refugees shape discussion at Africa’s human rights body

LWF and partners support contribution of forcibly displaced people to regional and global policies

Justice
Humanitarian
News
29 Oct 2025
First aid exercise in El Salvador. Photo: LWF Central America

Central America: A promise of safety and hope

LWF helps Central American communities prepare for disaster

Humanitarian
Climate
News
09 Oct 2025
Tomi Järvinen (left) and Maria Immonen sign the letter of intent, affirming a long-standing partnership. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner-Meyer

FinnChurch Aid and LWF sign Letter of Intent

Enhance cooperation, increase impact for people in need

Humanitarian
News
30 Sep 2025
A child hauls sugarcane in Busonga, nothern Uganda. Poverty and hunger force families to send their children to work. Photo: LWF/ S. Namatovu

Uganda: Protecting children’s right to learn and play

LWF works against an alarming rise in child labor in Uganda

Humanitarian
News
29 Sep 2025
Augusta Victoria Hospital aerial view. Photo: LWF/M.Renaux

Gaza: "Every delay puts lives at risk"

East Jerusalem Hospital Network calls for medical evacuations

Justice
Humanitarian
News
25 Sep 2025
A child peaks through the fence between two sections of the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert

Stand up for children in war

LWF and partners issue call to better protect children affected by war and conflict.

Justice
Humanitarian
News
23 Sep 2025

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