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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
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
“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
LWF calls for health care without discrimination for Palestinians in Gaza
11 September 2020
LWF representative: Medical permit to leave Gaza “nearly impossible”
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
COVID-19: Health and faith partnership to promote factual information and reduce fear
16 April 2020
LWF welcomes a WHO guide on religious leaders’ critical role in slowing the pandemic (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes a recent guide by the World Health Organization (WHO) outlining the critical role of religious leader in disseminating ...
COVID-19: Churches in U.S. call for end to Middle East sanctions
27 March 2020
Ecumenical coalition urges that sanctions in Iran, Syria and Gaza are lifted in response to COVID-19 crisis (LWI) - In light of the growing crisis because of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an ecumenical coalition of U.S. based Christian churches ...
Agreement reached concerning AVH cash-flow crisis
14 November 2019
PA commits to monthly payments for treatment and reducing incurred debt  (LWI) - Encouraging news for patients at the Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem: After the recent cash flow crisis, an agreement was reached with the Palestinian Authority ...
Palestinians collect for AVH
30 October 2019
Palestinians from East Jerusalem donate 400k EUR for cancer medication
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