Faith Groups Raise Grave Concerns about Foreign Aid Freeze in Letter to Congress
As members and partners of the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance, a network of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist organizations working in solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable people, we write to you to express our grave concerns over the sudden order to stop lifesaving foreign assistance work around the globe and the dismantling of USAID.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Secretary of State Rubio urging Reinstatement of Foreign Aid
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter with faith-based groups to newly-appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to request that he restore foreign aid programs, reopen critical refugee resettlement programs, and fully reinstate USAID.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Trump Administration Urging Renewal of Refugee Resettlement
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 1,051 faith leaderss and 176 organizations in writing to the Trump Administration asking for the resumption of refugee resettlement, restoration of humanitarian assistance, and assurance that the faith community can take care of newcomers according to their traditions. Read the letter as a PDF.
Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States
Pope Francis addresses U.S. bishops, urging them to uphold the dignity of migrants. He criticizes policies that equate illegal status with criminality while acknowledging a nation’s right to security and calls for compassion, integration, and respect for fundamental rights.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Trump Urging Improvement in U.S. Relations with North Korea
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 38 other faith and civic organizations in a letter to President Trump urging him to work on improving relations with North Korea, including by formally ending the Korean war.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Responds to Trump Day One Executive Orders
In response to the executive orders signed by President Trump on the first day of his second term, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns offered the following statement from its director, Susan Gunn.
Report Reveals Global Healthcare Inequity
A Population Reference Bureau report shows a global dearth of primary care and its effects on life expectancy.
Finance Feud Clouds UN Climate Change Conference
The UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will be remembered as the moment climate advocates stayed strong in the face of weak commitments from wealthy, polluting nations.
UN Biodiversity Conference Lets Indigenous Lead
Sara Kennel, climate advocacy intern, shares the outcomes of the UN conference on biodiversity.
UN Mulls Permanent African Security Council Seats
The international body that addresses peace and security currently has no permanent seats for the often underrepresented and historically marginalized continent.