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World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen

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Organizations need to promote women’s confidence
19 August 2019
World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen #WomenHumanitarians
Fighting against injustice and inequality
16 August 2019
A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - When Amrita Rai was just nine years old, she was forced to flee her home in Bhutan and travel to Nepal, where she grew up surrounded by people struggling to find ...
Selfless service at the front line
15 August 2019
Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The center is located just behind ...
LWF announces scholarships in theology, development and diakonia
12 July 2019
Empowering through education
A ray of hope for Palestinian cancer patients
2 July 2019
LWF Augusta Victoria Hospital inaugurates state of the art PET/CT Scanner (LWI) - A ray of hope for cancer patients from Palestinian territories, thanks to a new X-ray machine. From now on cancer patients can benefit from modern diagnosis of the disease following ...
Taking leadership #WithRefugees
20 June 2019
Churches engage in service, support empowerment (LWI) - All over the world, churches are making a difference for people on the move. They provide shelter, food and water, give psychosocial support, and help to build relations with host communities. So what’s ...
Call to act on climate-related crises, religious and political injustice
19 June 2019
Public statements and resolutions from 2019 LWF Council meeting (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council concluded its 2019 meeting with public statements and resolutions on crises related to climate change, the Israeli-Palestinian situation, the ...
Ecumenical guests laud LWF’s commitment to Christian dialogue
18 June 2019
LWF Council receives greetings from global church bodies (LWI) - Leaders of global church bodies have thanked The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) for its strong engagement in dialogue among Christians. They affirmed their commitment to continue collaboration ...
UN endorses LWF work for Development Goals
18 June 2019
New online tool launched to help churches link their work to UN’s 2030 Agenda
LWF Communion Office to remain in Geneva
17 June 2019
General Secretary asked to present long-term financial sustainability plan (LWI) - The Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) decided today that the LWF Communion Office will remain in Geneva. A task force established to assess the location of the ...
Polish church will host the Thirteenth LWF Assembly in 2023
17 June 2019
Bishop Samiec: An “opportunity to promote diversity and Lutheranism in society”
A source of hope towards Christian unity
16 June 2019
Five Christian traditions celebrate historic Joint Declaration on Justification
Equipped to serve the communion
14 June 2019
Council approves a new LWF Communion Office structure (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council today authorized a new structure for the LWF Communion Office (CO) that responds to the LWF Strategy 2019-2024, with a stronger focus on communion relationships, ...
Positive results kept LWF financially stable through 2018
14 June 2019
Finance committee chairperson reports to the Council (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) reported positive financial results for 2018, maintaining a balanced budget despite exchange rate volatility and other financial market uncertainties.
LWF General Secretary: ‘Hope is the antidote to paralyzing nostalgia’
13 June 2019
Report of LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge to 2019 Council meeting (LWI) - In a context marked by growing insecurity, fragmentation, disregard for international order and rules, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin ...
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