The work of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on peace is focused on identifying and eliminating the root causes of violence and conflict with a focus on specific regions, expressions of violence and areas of conflict affecting Maryknoll missioners, and U.S. aggression and national security policy (e.g. war on terrorism). The nexus of violence and poverty is clear. Unless we dedicate ourselves to building true human security for all, nations – especially poor ones – will continue to fall victim to an unending cycle of economic, political and social violence.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on U.S. elections 2012: Sustainable peace and security for all
Maryknoll Leadership Statement: A call for the abolition of torture
POLICY BRIEF: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
WEBINAR: Nonviolence and the Web of Creation
WEBINAR: Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz
WEBINAR: Rethinking Security in a Pandemic: No Justice, No Peace
WEBINAR: Sanctions — Nonviolent Tool or Lethal Weapon?
WEBINAR: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
Tens of thousands of Maasai People living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania joined a five-day protest in August, forcing President Samia Suluhu Hassan to acknowledge their demands to restore essential social services and the right to vote.
UN warns of dire conditions in Sudan as the war between two generals drags on into its sixteenth month.
Lisa Sullivan, 30 year-resident of Venezuela and organizer of over 20 delegations to the country, shares an update since the July 28, 2024, election.
The security expedition in Haiti faces uphill battle against well-armed gangs.
Register for Haiti Advocacy Days: Stop Illegal U.S. Arms to Haiti, held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 25-26. This Sunday marks the second month since Kenyan forces arrived in Haiti…
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a group of 18 faith and human rights organizations in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlining areas of concern with the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, specifically: that it support the development of Haitian democracy and autonomy; that it clearly state a priority for the protection of Haitian lives; and that there be concrete, public mechanisms for accountability.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 63 other organizations joined at letter urging the Senate to reject these cuts and instead safeguard and invest in international climate finance as well as critical funding for peace building, human rights, humanitarian aid, migration and poverty-focused development assistance.
Tell Pres. Biden to work for a truce in Sudan and expansion of corridors for humanitarian aid. War in Sudan between two generals now drags on into its sixteenth month,…
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Protest and repression have erupted in Venezuela following President Maduro’s pronouncement of victory for which official results are yet to be released. The Venezuelan opposition claims that their candidate doubled Maduro’s votes. Latin America is on edge as a new wave of migration appears imminent in the face of violent crack…
Today, August 6, marks the 79th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the bombing of Nagasaki. An estimate of the bombings’ combined death toll exceeds…
Protesters have taken to the streets following Venezuelan President Maduro’s pronouncement of victory.
Prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC, more than 200 global bishops and Christian leaders, including Sr. Teresa Hougnon, president of the Maryknoll Sisters and Susan Gunn, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, call for world leaders to institute a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, halt of offensive arms sales to Israel, and prevention of a broader regional war.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 65 other organizations in a letter to the Chair and Ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senators Christopher Coons and Lindsey Graham, requesting funding for peacebuilding, human rights, humanitarian aid, migration, international climate finance, poverty-focused development assistance in the upcoming Fiscal Year of 2025.
We know these are dark days, with too many people turning to violence. In the United States, many are feeling scared after the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald…
Maryknoll Father John Keegan considers the lessons of ministry in the Gospel through the story of the 2023 film “The Old Oak”, which tells of a community welcoming Syrian refugees.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 25 other organizations in a faith letter to President Biden expressing concern for the dire situation in Sudan and requesting further action.
The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act in short order, largely along party lines, despite calls from faith groups and others to divert spending to human needs.
Jake Johnston offers analysis of the launch of the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti.
