Ethiopia
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 ...
Great solidarity, and even more needs
26 April 2021
Impressions from a visit to Mekelle, Tigray Food is the highest priority in the camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Mekelle. The number of those spontaneously set up camps has grown from 14 at the end of March to a total of 21 by mid-April with ...
"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 ...
Lutheran World Federation
1 April 2021
  1st April 2021 LWF strongly supports the call by humanitarian INGOs for the protection of aid workers to ensure vital assistance reaches the people in need in #Ethiopia. Humanitarian aid workers are #not a target.
Celebrating International Women’s day 2021
11 March 2021
  Celebrating International Women’s day 2021 LWF-Ethiopia International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March every year around the world. LWF head office staff celebrated this day by discussing topics on what International Women’s ...
Ethiopia: Stories of flight and loss from Tigray
12 February 2021
LWF and partners to start humanitarian response (LWI) - From everyday life into chaos: For the people affected by the recent conflict in Ethiopia, life as they knew it ended abruptly with the military offensive in the Tigray region. Even before, many had ...
Ethiopia: LWF responds to Tigray conflict
1 February 2021
Water and relief goods for up to 250,000 people
Ethiopia: Tigray Conflict.
23 November 2020
In the evening of Tuesday, 3 November 2020, reports indicate that Tigray regional special forces attacked the northern command base of the Ethiopia Federal army. As a result, Ethiopia Federal military was deployed to restore law and order. A conflict has erupted ...
Ethiopia: Support after locust plague
11 November 2020
Recovery and prevention, as new swarms are already breeding (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) supports people in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, who have been affected by the desert locust infestation this year.
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
Service of the Word - Ethiopia
4 November 2020
Canadian Lutheran World Relief invites you to share this Service of the Word with your congregation. This service focuses on our work in Ethiopia and features: Sophia Gebreyes, Country Director, Lutheran World Federation Ethiopia. Tyler Braun, Program Manager, ...
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.
Aid organizations call for prevention before next locust swarm
30 October 2020
"Alarming situation” in East Africa (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other partners working in the East and Horn of Africa region is calling for anticipatory measures to fortify communities against the next locust plague.
“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
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