The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and more than 40 faith and civil society groups sent a letter to key members of Congress asking for their support of Amendment 152 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), to assess the humanitarian impacts of sanctions.
On World Food Day, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and more than 65 groups call for a more just approach to policy development and multilateralism by the United States.
In a letter laying out six demands, the groups reject TIAA’s promise to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 as “greenwashing” and tell TIAA to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2025, and to immediately stop its acquisitions of farmland.
Immediate and sustained actions must be taken to mitigate the tremendous suffering and consequences of the occupation in Afghanistan and to ensure that future needless and costly wars are averted.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and more than 100 climate justice, farm and food justice, human rights and environmental organizations joined to reject “false climate solutions” from TIAA, the $1.3T financial giant which manages retirement accounts for about 5 million clients and pension funds around the world.
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021. “Dichosa tú, que has creído, porque se cumplirá cuanto te fue anunciado de parte del Señor.” – Lucas 1: 45 En la primera lectura de este domingo, el profeta Miqueas proclama: “De ti, Belén de Efrata, pequeña entre las aldeas de Judá, de ti saldrá…
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021.
“…porque Dios mostrará tu grandeza a cuantos viven bajo el cielo. Dios te dará un nombre para siempre:“Paz en la justicia y gloria en la piedad.” – Baruc 5: 3-4 En este segundo domingo de Adviento, las lecturas se centran en la preparación de la venida de Cristo mediante el arrepentimiento y el pedir la…
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden by Catholic organizations urging him to rescind the use of the Title 42 health policy to rapidly expel migrants at the southern border.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 23, 2021, in response to President Biden’s recent announcements regarding climate finance and vaccine equity.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 200 peacebuilding organizations in issuing the following statement for the International Day of Peace, September 21.
“These investments are also key to building credibility and influence so that the U.S. can unlock more ambitious climate action from other countries, delivering benefits at home and abroad. At present, U.S. climate finance contributions are significantly behind that of other countries, which risks undercutting American efforts to maintain global influence…”
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden urging him to complete a review of U.S. sanctions policy.
“We welcome vulnerable Afghans arriving in our communities and ask for your support to help them fully integrate and thrive as they adjust to their new homes. At no other time has our moral responsibility to uphold these principles been greater.”
Dear Secretary Blinken, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to publicly determine that the state of Myanmar has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people…
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coaliton of 715 organizations in issuing the following letter to the Biden administration urging them to adopt Renewable Energy Standards and to keep false solutions out of “clean energy.”
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns offers sincere sympathy to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and extended family and friends on the death of Father John “Jack” Sullivan, M.M. at the Maryknoll Society Center in Maryknoll, N.Y. on August 9.
