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Chapel of the Christian Council in Malaysia. Churches in Asia have advised their members to introduce measures at worship to ensure good hygiene, but to avoid spreading panic. Photo: LWF/C. Rendón
COVID-19: Churches in Asia advise for prudence in COVID19 outbreak
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20 Feb 2020
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20 Feb 2020
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GNC/LWF scholarship holders and staff met in Hanover, Germany. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
Promoting theological and intercultural exchange
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20 Feb 2020
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20 Feb 2020
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Participants at a workshop in Nepal in December 2019 develop ideas on how to pilot the “Churches and Emergencies” program in the two target communities. Photo: LWF/NELC
Nepal: Ready to respond to those in need
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19 Feb 2020
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19 Feb 2020
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An emoji for forgiveness, selected from the proposals submitted in a campaign by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Photo: ELCF
Finland: New emoji for forgiveness presented
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17 Feb 2020
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17 Feb 2020
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Rev. Toshiki Toma (right) and Rev. Kristín Þórunn Tómasdóttir (third from left) with the congregation at Laugarnes-church in Reykjavik. Photo: Rev. Hjalti Jón Sverrisson
Iceland’s pastor for immigrants and asylum seekers
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14 Feb 2020
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14 Feb 2020
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Girls in primary school in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. LWF is working to protect their right to education and a childhood without violence. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
A network to stop early marriage
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12 Feb 2020
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12 Feb 2020
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Members of the Christian Lutheran church of Honduras hold regular demonstrations calling for justice and an end to corruption. Photo: ICLH
Honduran church denounces corruption, injustice
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10 Feb 2020
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10 Feb 2020
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Fadinatou Amadou Tukur (left) and Tanga Moktar (right) run a small poultry farm in the Gado refugee camp, Cameroon. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Africa’s forgotten crises: Strengthening regional cooperation and advocacy
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6 Feb 2020
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6 Feb 2020
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The old city of Jerusalem. The US “Peace to prosperity” plan’s suggestion about the future situation of the capitals for Israel and Palestine is but one of the contested measures proposed. Photo: LWF/ A. Danielsson
LWF joins coalition to reject US “Peace to Prosperity” plan
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5 Feb 2020
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5 Feb 2020
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