AZEECON

LWF Nepal distributes blankets to cold wave-affected people

Kathmandu, 12 January 2018 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal, a humanitarian and development agency, with support from the UNHCR distributed blankets to 350 poor and marginalized people from Jhapa and Morang districts badly affected by the ongoing cold...
AZEECON holds 21st summit to review its accomplishments

Vientiane, Lao PDR (Nov 01, 2017)— AZEECON executives and management, and related agency representatives from Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and LWF met to review its accomplishments over the year and plan for the...
Nepal Floods cause widespread environmental damage

Kathmandu, 20 September 2017 – The devastating floods triggered by incessant torrential rains since 10 August wreaked havoc in the southern plains of Nepal on 13 August. The floods so far have killed 143 people, injured 43 and 30 people...

The Asian Zone Emergency and Environment Cooperation Network (AZEECON) is a network of country programs of The Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) active in promoting disaster risk reduction in seven countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Nepal). It was established in 1997. AZEECON strives to reduce vulnerabilities in the working areas of the member programs. It aims to strengthen the capacities of local communities to prepare for, cope with, respond to, and recover from disasters through disaster preparedness, risk management and environmental programs. ...
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