GENEVA, Switzerland | 31/5/2021 The publication was put together by Ms Marina Dölker (left) LWF Program Executive for Diakonia and Development and Mr Allan Calma, World Service Global Humanitarian Coordinator. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Interview with co-editors of LWF guidelines on collaboration of member churches and World Service
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) recently launched new guidelines on collaboration between its member churches and the communion’s humanitarian and development arm, World Service. The
Guidance Note: Joint Engagement of World Service Programs and Member Churches underlines and shows how to deepen engagement and strengthen networking at the local level. It is also offered as a resource for other churches and faith-based organizations.
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24/05/2021
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the ICRC President and global faith, health and humanitarian leaders have issued a joint call for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world. COVID 19 Treatment Centre in Aden, Yemen. (Picture: ICRC)
On the opening day of the World Health Assembly, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have said that global leaders must choose between “vaccine nationalism or human solidarity”.
In a joint Declaration today co-signed by international faith, health and humanitarian leaders, Archbishop Justin Welby and ICRC president Peter Maurer said that equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines is a humanitarian imperative.
Equitable vaccine distribution is a humanitarian imperative
There is a choice. The world of the next 10 years can be one of greater justice, abundance and dignity. Or it can be one of conflict, insecurity and poverty.
We are at a turning point. COVID-19 has been a truly global crisis in which we all have shouldered a burden. In many cases this has caused us to reflect on those longer injustices that have perpetuated in parts of the world where the pandemic is yet another layer of misery, instability and unrest. These inequalities have been exposed and exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic, both between and within countries. The effects will be felt on a global scale for years to come.