UN: 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
Maryknoll Sister Margaret Lacson reports some observations on the UN annual meetings to foster social development and justice.
Brookings Releases Foresight Africa 2024
The Brookings Institution published the 2024 edition of Foresight Africa, offering a positive outlook for the continent despite serious challenges.
Biden Administration Pauses Natural Gas
Longterm investments in fossil fuel infrastructure, which have the potential to spew methane, were halted.
Sudan: United States Pressures UN to Act
The civil war nears a year old and remains largely ignored despite urgent reports of ethnic killings, dire circumstances.
Haiti: Armed Gangs Invade Gros Morne
February 7, traditionally Haiti’s Presidential Inauguration Day, was filled with violent protests and gang attacks across the small Caribbean country, including in the town of Gros Morne, home of Maryknoll Lay Missioners in Haiti.
Churches for Middle East Peace Visits the Holy Land
A delegation of U.S. Catholic and Protestant church representatives traveled to the Holy Land in January and share what they encountered.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statement in Support of Annunciation House
Annunciation House, a Catholic-affiliated non-profit organization in El Paso, Texas, that operates a group of houses of hospitality for migrants, is facing attempts by the Texas attorney general to shut it down on baseless accusations.
Maryknoll OGC Joins 150+ Faith Groups in Letter to President Biden Regarding Anti-Asylum Executive Orders
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 150 faith-based organizations in a letter to President Biden asking him to reconsider some of the reported changes in policy his administration is weighing that would negatively impact asylum seekers.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statement in Support of Annunciation House
The leadership of the four branches of the Maryknoll family issued the following statement on February 23, 2024.
Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Faith Groups in Letter to Congress in Support of the FOREST Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over a hundred international, national, regional, state and local faith groups in calling on members of congress to pass the FOREST Act of 2023, which would prevent the importation of goods produced by illegal deforestation practices.
Maryknoll OGC Stands in Solidarity with Annunciation House
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined fifteen other humanitarian groups that work for the rights of migrants who reach the U.S.-Mexico border in a statement of solidarity with Annunciation House, an organization that offers hospitality to migrants in El Paso, Texas.
Maryknoll Sisters and Lay Missioners Join Letter to Pres. Biden for a Ceasefire and UNRWA Funding
Leadership of the Maryknoll Sisters and the Maryknoll Lay Missioners joined a letter with other members of Churches for Middle East Peace to President Biden asking for support for a ceasefire and the funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency providing aid to the people of Gaza.
Haiti Statement on February 7, 2024
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Quixote Center, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, and the Religious of Jesus and Mary issued a joint statement on the deteriorating situation in Haiti. All four of these organizations have a presence in the rural community of Gros Morne, north of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
Maryknoll Missioners Call for Border Policies that Welcome Migrants
Expanding detention further criminalizes people who are seeking protection for themselves and their children.
Maryknoll OGC Among Catholic Border Groups Denouncing Dangerous Anti-Immigration Policies
Amid rising deaths at the US/Mexico Border, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Director Susan Gunn offered a comment on the dangerous anti-immigration policies.
Maryknoll OGC Director Returns from Visit to the Holy Land, Calls for Comprehensive Ceasefire
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined faith groups in four day visit to the Holy Land, held meetings with leaders on the topic of the ongoing Israel Hamas conflict. The trip was coordinated by Churches for Middle East Peace.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Raimondo
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo calling for a suspension of all firearms exports to Israel and implement firearms exports controls that keep U.S. manufactured guns out of the hands of human rights abusers.
MOGC Joins National Coalition Urging Congress to Confront U.S. Complicity in Civilian Harm in Gaza
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 70 national groups representing millions of Americans in a letter to Congress urging a vote in favor of S.Res.504, Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution under Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. § 2304) requiring a report on Israel’s human rights practices and U.S. military aid to Israel.