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Lack of access to humanitarian assistance for the asylum seekers at the Belarus-Poland border is a major concern. Photo: Grzegorz W. Tężycki via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA)
Polish church speaks out on situation at Poland-Belarus border
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20 Oct 2021
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  • Churches
20 Oct 2021
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LWF partners with public theology institutes in Germany and South Africa to produce a series of resources aimed at equipping churches to strengthen their engagement in the public space. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano
Launch of new online public theology resources
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19 Oct 2021
  • Theology
19 Oct 2021
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In Laos, thanks to a joint project by LWF and Brot für die Welt, villagers use natural compost techniques to do their vegetable gardening. Photo: Thomas Lohnes
“Famine is preventable, we must act immediately”
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15 Oct 2021
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15 Oct 2021
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A member of a Symbols of Hope Ethiopia women’s self-help group in the southern region of Hosaena, sharing her experiences. Photo: LWF/M. Dölker
Stories of hope have inspired local solutions to irregular migration
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15 Oct 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
15 Oct 2021
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The ceiling of the Human Rights Council, in the Palais des Nations where sessions typically take place. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, statements to the 48th session were submitted virtually. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
Human Rights Council: LWF and member churches in Namibia and Sierra Leone submit statements defending human rights
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14 Oct 2021
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14 Oct 2021
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Erika Rodning from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada illustrates the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response during a stunt at COP25 in Madrid, Spain. Most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though “that's where the people are
COP26: Climate crisis requires urgent action
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14 Oct 2021
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14 Oct 2021
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Malagasy Lutheran Church volunteers distribute food in Toliary synod, in the country’s drought-hit southern region. The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic provided funding for the project. Photo: MLC
Lutheran communion solidarity for Madagascar’s drought-hit south
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12 Oct 2021
  • Communion
  • Churches
12 Oct 2021
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The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras President Pastor Rev. Julio Cabellero. Photo: LWF
Honduras: "We go without fear, we bless them”
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8 Oct 2021
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8 Oct 2021
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Adyero Paradise (left), a returnee in Magwi County and LWF South Sudan staff member – Lillian (right), a returnee in Magwi County interviewed by LWF South Sudan, September 2021. Photo: LWF/ C. Mattner
“I heard of signs of peace in South Sudan, so I decided to come back”
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6 Oct 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
6 Oct 2021
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