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Holy Land Lutheran Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan accepts the 34th Niwano Peace Prize from Rev. Nichiko Niwano, Honorary President of the Niwano Peace Foundation, during a ceremony on 27 July in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: ELCJHL/Ben Gray
Palestinian Bishop Munib Younan receives Niwano Peace Prize
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27 Jul 2017
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27 Jul 2017
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Ms Lena Lothring, young reformer of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany leads the workshop on “Geo Caching and Luther trees”. Photo: LWF/C. Bader
Geocaching Luther trees connects young people
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26 Jul 2017
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26 Jul 2017
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Thanks to the initiative by the LWF and the Malawian Lutheran church, Jennipher Thauzeni, a 19-year-old mother, and several other girls from Matsimbe village, have a second chance at schooling and can envision a better future. Photo: ELCM/Mphatso Thole
Giving girls a second chance
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25 Jul 2017
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25 Jul 2017
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Theologians tasked to remove obstacles that hinder enjoyment of unity
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22 Jul 2017
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22 Jul 2017
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Caption: Ms Elena Cedillo, representative of the LWF Central America program, speaks at a side event of the UN High Level Political Forum 2017 in New York. On the left is Dr William F. Vendley, Secretary General, World Conference of Religions for Peace. Photo: Lutheran Office for World Community
Forging partnerships for dignified development
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21 Jul 2017
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21 Jul 2017
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Some of the commission members during the meeting in Poland; far right Prof. Eva-Maria Faber (Catholic) and Prof. Theodor Dieter (Lutheran). Photo: LWF/K. Hintikka
Celebrating 50 years of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue
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21 Jul 2017
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21 Jul 2017
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Training session of FC Okapi, the soccer team currently holding third place in Kakuma premier league. The team trains every weekday afternoon. As they have their own field, they have better training opportunities than the more informal soccer teams. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
LWF World Service and Young Reformers in Wittenberg
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17 Jul 2017
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17 Jul 2017
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Photo: Susan Muis (center), LWF Regional program Officer for CAR, DRC and Chad, speaks at the NGO briefing in the Palais des Nations. Photo: LWF/Peter Kenny
“An alarming situation”
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14 Jul 2017
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14 Jul 2017
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Rev. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera, president of the Guatemala Lutheran Church, gives his testimony on human rights' defenders at the advocacy training by faith-based organizations, held at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Peter Kenny
Protecting human rights’ defenders
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14 Jul 2017
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14 Jul 2017
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