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Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
2 June 2021
Election to take place on 19 June (LWI) - Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been concluded and the LWF ...
Stop the spiral of violence in Colombia
20 May 2021
Christian organizations call on President Duque to end repression and address root causes of popular protests (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined with other global Christian communions and ecumenical organizations in an appeal to Colombian ...
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
20 April 2021
LWF joins interagency call to fight famine
Refugees journey to the Olympic Games
8 April 2021
LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes (LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a video calling for support for the refugee teams in the Olympic and Paralympic ...
“It will take years to recover”
13 January 2021
Honduras after the hurricanes I’ve worked in Honduras over many years since the late 90s, working in emergency response and as a photojournalist. Recently I went to visit some of the areas that were worst hit by the double hurricanes in November 2020.
Colombia: Ethnic communities guard rights of Atrato River
18 December 2020
LWF and partners organize webinar to mark fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
Strengthen those who have been hit hardest
3 November 2020
LWF calls for more livelihoods support during COVID-19 (LWI) - A choice between contracting a potentially fatal virus and having nothing to eat: The COVID-19 pandemic means many communities LWF serves are faced with impossible choices.
“Durable and peaceful solutions” needed for displaced Rohingya
22 October 2020
LWF World Service director Maria Immonen reflects on the situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh
COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future
8 October 2020
International Day of the Girl: Concern about the impact of COVID-19 on girls  (LWI) - On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in vulnerable communities. ...
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
5 October 2020
LWF World Service concerned about long-term effects of the pandemic
World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis
18 August 2020
Talk about the mental health of aid workers, LWF World Service director says (LWI) - “In the past months, we have seen cases of stress, anxiety and burn-out among our staff.” Maria Immonen, director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian ...
Call for proposals: LWF Assembly logo and visual identity
30 July 2020
One body, one spirit, one hope  (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation has put out a call for proposals to develop the Thirteenth LWF Assembly logo and visual identity. The meeting of the highest LWF decision-making body takes place in September 2023 in Krakow, ...
World Refugee Day: Every Action Counts
18 June 2020
Lutheran church leaders advocate for the protection of displaced people (LWI) - Churches and faith communities need to actively support refugees. Every action counts. This is the call of Lutheran church leaders worldwide on World Refugee Day. “In solidarity ...
Annual Reports highlight humanitarian, development, and advocacy work
3 June 2020
Showing impact and change (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued two annual reports highlighting its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in 2019. They complement the global LWF Annual Report 2019, which was issued in early May.
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