(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for World Service (DWS) is providing emergency assistance to thousands of people fleeing the violence in the Central African Republic (…
LWF on the Ground to Assist Refugees from the Conflict
(LWI) – Some 200,000 people are reported to be internally displaced and 1,000 have been killed since fighting broke out in the South Sudanese capital of Juba on 15 December…
LWF to Increase Support for Thousands Arriving Daily
(LWI) –Within three days, the number of refugees from South Sudan entering Adjumani in northern Uganda had doubled to reach 24,105 people by 9 January. The high influx puts…
(LWI) - The global church family has an urgent ecumenical and humanitarian responsibility towards civilians who continue to suffer the greatest impact of the ongoing conflict in…
Chad Hosts over 420,000 Refugees from Neighboring Countries
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has contributed non-food items to support 18,000 Sudanese refugees under the care of the United Nations High Commissioner for…
(LWI) – To strengthen and encourage Lutheran identity in a secular society was one of the main objectives of a visit to Estonia by Rev. Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
Lutheran Churches Support Villagers’ Struggle to Protect Rain Forests
(LWI) - Villagers from Pandumaan in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia have been harvesting and preserving benzoin from one of the last untouched rain forests in…
(LWI) - “We are not used to fetching water from a borehole,” says 25-year old Sara Tarakila. With many others, she is waiting at one of the boreholes in the Nyumanzi refugee…
Appointments of Ms Maria Immonen and Mr Michael Hyden
(LWI) – The LWF Department for World Service (DWS) is enhancing its capacity for humanitarian and development aid by appointing two new members of staff, reflecting on a new…
