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South Sudan
"People are not starving, they are being starved”

LWF joins interagency call to fight famine
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 ...
Rooted in faith, committed to serving others
16 May 2019
World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting (LWI) - How can the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) respond better to emergencies and to the long term development needs of the world’s most vulnerable people? How can it help ...
South Sudan: Human rights’ review mechanism provides strong foundation for lasting peace
13 March 2019
LWF-organized UN side event presents challenges and opportunities of implementing UPR recommendations
World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space
17 August 2018
“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”
Working in a high-risk area
17 August 2018
Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan (LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the civil war continues, ...
Livelihood support for widows of war
6 July 2018
LWF supports women-headed households in South Sudan (LWI) - There was a time when Ayen Mayen Deu (26), a war widow from South Sudan, was forced to feed her children water lilies and other weeds. She foraged for wood to save her three children from starvation. ...
South Sudan crisis set to become Africa’s largest
28 February 2018
LWF appeals for funds (LWI) - The plight of refugees from South Sudan is set to become Africa’s largest refugee crisis, with the Lutheran World Federation on the frontline in South Sudan and the countries receiving the refugees, including Uganda, Kenya, ...
Concern about situation in South Sudan
14 December 2016
Atrocities and impending famine in war-torn country (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urgently calling for more support to help the victims of the resurging civil war in South Sudan. Half a year after the broken peace agreement and violent ...
South Sudan: Refugee students shine in final exams
7 July 2016
AJUONG THOK, South Sudan/ GENEVA, 5 July 2016 (LWI) – For the second year running, the performance of a school in Ajuong Thok refugee camp, South Sudan, in year-end primary exams has been exemplary.
“I want to educate and support”
16 June 2016
BUNJ, South Sudan/ GENEVA, 16 June 2016 (LWI) – “We, as her family see it as something good, but according to our society, she has rebelled,” Juma Leheme says. He is talking about his niece Gisma, 18 years old, who refused an early marriage to continue ...
LWF Staff Return to Maban
17 September 2014
After the incidences in Maban on 3rd of August where 5 humanitarian agency staff were deliberately targeted and killed, many agencies including LWF were forced to evacuate the staff out of the location. A number of NGOs – including LWF World Service – ...
South Sudan: LWF Condemns Aid Workers’ Killing, Evacuates Maban Staff amid Growing Insecurity
7 August 2014
Temporary Suspension of Assistance to Sudanese Refugees and Host Communities(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has strongly condemned the targeted killing of aid workers in South Sudan’s Maban county, as fighting escalates between militia groups ...
Calling the International Community to Action in South Sudan
12 May 2014
NGOs Propose Seven Steps to Address Crisis, Churches Call to Prayer(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is calling on the international community to urgently increase efforts to alleviate ...
LWF Joins Call to End Violence against Civilians in South Sudan
29 April 2014
A Callous Disregard for Civilian Life(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined 50 non-governmental organizations in expressing concern over the recent escalation of violence in South Sudan, which has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and ...
LWF Pleads for Cessation of Hostilities and Humanitarian Access to Civilians in South Sudan
25 April 2014
High Risk of Conflict Destabilizing Entire Region(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is highly concerned about the growing vulnerability of civilians and reduced humanitarian access to internally displaced people inside South Sudan. The recent targeted ...
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