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LWF Nepal staff distribute blankets and other items for emergency shelter in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015. Although many of them were affected themselves, all colleagues reported for duty and went out to support those who had lost even more. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
19 Aug 2019

World Humanitarian Day 2019

Humanitarian
Gender
Event
Two young men construct a house in the Beldangi Refugee Camp in southeast Nepal. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Taking leadership #WithRefugees

Churches engage in service, support empowerment

Governance
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News
20 Jun 2019
World Service staff attending the GLTM hold the names of the countries where they are working. Photo:LWF/A. Hillert

Rooted in faith, committed to serving others

World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting

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16 May 2019
In Rakhine State, Myanmar, residents fleeing recurring fighting in Kyauktaw township have sought refuge in Ponnagyun township. The LWF and the Department of Disaster Management recently distributed non-food items including kitchen utensils, clothes, mats, water filters and mosquito nets to displaced families. Photo: LWF Myanmar

International NGOs in Myanmar reiterate humanitarian obligation to protect civilians in Rakhine

95,000 people in conflict areas can no longer access basic services

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02 Apr 2019
Mr Marcus Busch, past president, Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Photo: Margaret Sadler

Optimism amid increasing challenges in Myanmar
By
Marcus Busch

Humanitarian
Blog
06 Mar 2019
An LWF-run child-friendly space in Thi Kyar village, Mrauk U township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo:C/Kästner

International NGOs call for unrestricted access to affected populations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

LWF signs statement calling for protection of conflict-affected communities

Justice
Humanitarian
News
22 Jan 2019
Messages of peace in a school run by LWF in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo: LWF/ C: Kästner

World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space

“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”

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17 Aug 2018
Jacob Longar Aleer. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

Working in a high-risk area

Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan

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17 Aug 2018
The prospect of a better education is more likely for Ma Khin Nu, seven, a resident of the Ohn Taw Gyi camp, Myanmar. Photo: LWF Myanmar/Isaac Kyaw Htun Hla

Hands up for better education in Myanmar

LWF provides education for children excluded from formal system

Churches
Humanitarian
News
18 Jul 2018

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