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Doctors from Augusta Victoria Hospital denied entry to provide lifesaving treatment for cancer patients
Allow medical and humanitarian access to Gaza
8 June 2021
Doctors from Augusta Victoria Hospital denied entry to provide lifesaving treatment for cancer patients (LWI) - The ACT Palestine Forum, an ecumenical coalition of Christian churches and aid organizations, is calling on the Israeli government to allow humanitarian ...
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
20 April 2021
LWF joins interagency call to fight famine
LWF welcomes plans for restoration of U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals
9 April 2021
“Support for critical and life-saving work” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes plans for the restoration of U.S. funding to the Palestinians, which will include much needed support for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. The funding ...
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 ...
LWF project opens new doors for Palestinian women
12 January 2021
LWF Jerusalem offers vocational training and economic empowerment (LWI) - Increase women’s employment in the Palestinian Territories, and improve their access to technical and vocational training programs: A project in the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem ...
Augusta Victoria Hospital starts COVID-19 vaccinations
6 January 2021
Priority to medical staff in East Jerusalem (LWI) - Vaccinations against COVID-19 have started at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem. The first vaccines were administered on 31 December 2020 to staff ...
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
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
LWF calls for health care without discrimination for Palestinians in Gaza
11 September 2020
LWF representative: Medical permit to leave Gaza “nearly impossible”
World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis
19 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 ...
Hospital humanitarian workers continue with passion 
18 August 2020
Augusta Victoria Hospital staff serves to protect patients  (LWI) - Every day, the staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital on the campus of the Lutheran World Federation – Jerusalem, works around restrictions in movement and access to people who need ...
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.
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15 May 2020
LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report
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