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During the weeks of Vesper Church it is very busy in Stuttgart's St. Leonhardâs Church. Photo: ELK-WUE/Monika Johna

Building inclusive societies with universal social protection

Ecumenical consultation explores role of churches in strengthening social contract between governments and citizens

(LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic “has clearly revealed the need for social protection for all people. It therefore challenges…

LWF continues to advocate for equal access to COVID19 vaccines. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF advocates for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines at Human Rights Council

"Until all are safe, no one is safe”

(LWI) - At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) advocated for equitable and universal access of COVID-19 vaccines. The impact of the…

Ms. Rohini Devi Paswan, a resident of Dhanusa, drawing water from a newly constructed hand pump â Photo credit: Suman Rai/LCWS

Nepal: Fostering resilience through water, sanitation and health

LWF, City of Geneva and partners support vulnerable populations and COVID-19 recovery

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is accompanying vulnerable populations in Dhanusa and Morang, Nepal, through water, sanitation and health (…

Anna WrzesiÅska, Chairperson of the Local Assembly Planning Committee (LAPC), speaks to the synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Photo: Agnieszka GodfrejÃ³w-TarnogÃ³rska

Poland: Local LWF Assembly planning is progressing well

Local congregations are looking forward to receiving Assembly delegates

(LWI) – “We are preparing several study visits, encouraging guests to visit Poland and get to know our church in the wake of the LWF Assembly,” said Anna Wrzesińska,…

Jenny Moe visiting Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, close to the border to Syria. Photo: Jenny Moe

You, Me and War

Oslo-based medical student and musician, Jenny Moe traveled to the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan in the fall of 2014 to get a personal view of life for Syrians displaced by the civil…

Adjumani World Refugee Day celebrations in Ayilo. Photo: LWF/ H. Lehto

World Refugee Day in Adjumani Settlement

World Refugee Day on 20 June 2015 was celebrated for over a week in the various Adjumani refugee settlements. The theme of this year is “Refugees: Ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. Get to know and support them”,…

World Refugee Day 2021

Celebrating the gifts of reguees

Well over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, with the impact of the climate emergency continuing to be felt, and with multiple overlapping crises ongoing across the globe, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joins the rest of the world in marking World Refugee Day on June 20 with a push for inclusion and a celebration of the gifts refugees offer their local communities.

The global UNHCR theme for World Refugee Day 2021, “Together we heal, learn, and shine”, runs well in line with the LWF’s approach, and comes with a call for greater inclusion of refugees – in health systems, in schools, in sport – spotlighting the importance of standing together, not least as the world continues to face the impact of COVID-19.

World Refugee Day 2021 - Online Press Kit