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Global faith leaders are calling for additional funding and bold steps to increase production of vaccines in order to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines. Photo: Braňo via Unsplash.

COVID-19: Faith leaders urge G7 to end vaccine inequality

Vital to ensure vaccines reach poorest countries

Justice
News
09 Jun 2021
This sculpture, entitled ‘the refugee ship’, was made by Danish artist Jens Galschiot and exhibited at Nyhavn in Denmark.Photo: blondinrikard/Flickr (CC-BY)

LWF urges Denmark to reconsider changes to refugee law

New legislation approved by Danish government allows for forcible removal of refugees and asylum seekers

Justice
Humanitarian
News
04 Jun 2021
Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite

Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June

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Churches
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02 Jun 2021
LWF World Service Annual Report 2020

LWF World Service Annual Report 2020

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Document
01 Jun 2021
Catholic Bishop of Stockholm Cardinal Anders Arborelius and Lutheran Bishop of Uppsala Karin Johannesson lead the weekly ecumenical retreats to celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Photo: Magnus Aronson

Pentecost retreats strengthen Sweden’s spiritual ecumenism

Lutheran bishop and Catholic cardinal host online ‘Quiet Days’ in second edition of ‘A Spiritual Dwelling for God’

Unity
Theology
News
01 Jun 2021
The publication was put together by Ms Marina Dölker (right) LWF Program Executive for Diakonia and Development and Mr Allan Calma (left), World Service Global Humanitarian Coordinator. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

A shared commitment to serve people in need

Interview with co-editors of LWF guidelines on collaboration of member churches and World Service

Churches
Humanitarian
News
31 May 2021
Young reformers and youth members of the Council. With Passion for the Church and for the World – 2018 European Regions Meeting of the LWF. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
3 Jun 2021

LWF Church Leadership Consultation 2021 for Nordic Countries

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Communion
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Participants visit the Kuil Shri Mariamman temple, Medan. 2017. Photo: A. Yaqin
9 Jun 2021

Living Together: Interfaith Short Film Launch

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Churches
Event
Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Sowing seeds of hope in soil of online conversation

Webinar explores ways of countering hate speech and promoting inclusion, justice, respect on social media

Youth
Theology
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News
28 May 2021

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