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Houses destroyed in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal Earthquake Leaves Massive Destruction

LWF emergency team fully operational for immediate response

Humanitarian
News
25 Apr 2015
Armenian Genocide Memorial in Lyon, France. Photo: Leslie Fedorchuk (CC-BY)

Marking Armenian Genocide Should Remind Christians to Defend the Vulnerable

LWF Solidarity in Letter to Orthodox Patriarch Karekim II

News
24 Apr 2015
Anti-Pegida: demonstration for openness, humanity and dialogue in front of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden. Photo: Bernd Gross/CC BY-SA 4.0

Saxony between Refugees and ‘Pegida’

A Welcome Culture for Refugees and Willingness to Talk

Churches
Humanitarian
News
24 Apr 2015
Mary holding her baby. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Assistance to Survivors of Sexual Violence

Giving Hope and Material Support to Traumatized Refugees

Humanitarian
Gender
News
24 Apr 2015
LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge. Photo: Andrew Wilson

50 Years of Shaping LWF’s Ecumenical Vision

Junge: ‘Many Good Reasons to Celebrate’ Support from Strasbourg Institute

Unity
Theology
News
23 Apr 2015
LWF Assistant General Secretary Mr Ralston Deffenbaugh (left) speaks at the Ecumenical Center launch of the

A Commitment to Vulnerable People Affected by Climate Change

LWF Joins Ecumenical Launch to “Act Now for Climate Justice”

Climate
News
22 Apr 2015
Vessels used to transport migrants across the Mediterranean Sea lie rotting and decayed in a ships’ graveyard on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Photo: CCME/Franca di Lecce

A Clear and Compelling Need to Save Mediterranean Refugees

LWF Reiterates Calls for Europe-Wide Actions

Humanitarian
News
21 Apr 2015
Asian church leaders at the 2015 ACLC in Taiwan. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano

Towards a Sustainable LWF Asia Region

Engaging Neighbors and Communities ‘Not within Our Walls’

Governance
News
20 Apr 2015
A member of the Caracoles community in the department of Arauca learning how to avoid landmine accidents. Workshop, March 2011. © LWF/DWS Colombia/M. Sjögren

Healing the wounds left by lethal landmines in Colombia

LWF supports victims’ demand for legal rights

(LWI) - Lightning has struck Kevin twice in his short life.

Humanitarian
News
17 Apr 2015
Rev. Dr Philip Potter and his wife, Bishop-emeritus Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter, in 2006. Photo: Igor Sperotto/WCC

A Life-Long Commitment to Ecumenism

LWF Lauds Rev. Dr Philip Potter (1921-2015)

News
16 Apr 2015
Women's meeting prior to Asia Church Leadership Consultation. Photo: LWF/Christy Chok

Rooting Gender Justice in Biblical, Theological and Local Contexts

LWF WICAS Affirms Women’s Contribution to Inclusive Church in Asia

Theology
Governance
Gender
News
16 Apr 2015
Participants at the April 2015 LAC Church Leadership Conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: Eugenio Albrecht

Radical Forms of Inclusion Can Strengthen Diaconal Practice

Reformation Focus at LWF Latin America and Caribbean Gathering

Governance
News
15 Apr 2015

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