Maryknoll OGC Statement on Guatemalan Elections Crisis
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns stands with the Guatemalan people, condemning the Guatemalan Public Ministry’s judicial meddling in the country’s presidential elections.
Maryknoll Asks Congress for Robust Humanitarian Aid in the Fiscal Year 2024
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 51 other organizations in writing to the Senate Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations to request robust funding for the Fiscal Year 2024. A similar letter went to the House counterpart.
Maryknoll OGC Congress to Release Food Assistance Funds for Refugees
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 24 other civil society organizations in asking the Foreign Affairs/Relations Congressional committees to release food assistance funds to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians and Israelis alike will suffer if the UN Relief and Works Agency lacks the funds. Food brought by UNRWA accounts for 60% of food staples imports in Gaza.
Message of the South Sudan Catholic Bishops
A call for peace in Sudan and South Sudan from the Bishops of South Sudan after a three day meeting.
Faith Groups Support Global AIDS Relief
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns organized a letter signed by 44 faith-based organizations asking Congress to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Torture Is Not Past History
June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Find ways to speak out against torture.
Letter from the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
The following is the text of a letter to Dr. Bonnie D. Jenkins, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, delivered on June 15 by the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms.
Montana Youth Climate Lawsuit Raises Hope
Environmentalists await a verdict from the first climate lawsuit of children versus their government to go to trial.
The UN Adopts New Urban Agenda
The global population living in urban areas is expected to double by 2050. Proper development of cities will need to account for health, environmental, and climate impacts.
A Letter from Churches for Middle East Peace
Dr. Mae Elise Cannon wrote a letter to supporters of Churches of Middle East Peace on June 23, 2023.
Philippines: Impact of Doctrine of Discovery
S. Lily Mendoza, a Filipina woman and professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, writes about the influence of the Doctrine of Discovery on the Philippines. Read the entire blogpost on the Doctrine of Discovery website: https://mogc.info/PH-Doctrine-of-Discovery.