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Biden Quickly Begins Immigration Reforms

Since coming into office on January 20, President Biden has taken significant steps to enact his policy agenda on immigration.

Haiti’s Growing Political Crisis

The political situation in Haiti has brought the country to the “verge of explosion.”

The Great Green Wall of Africa

First proposed in 2007, the project to plant billions of trees along a 5,000 mile corridor in the Sahel of Africa is gaining momentum.

Press Statement: Catholic Organizations Urge President Biden to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal

On Feb. 25, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns to President Biden, signed by 26 national Catholic organizations, urging the president to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal.

Catholic Letter to President Biden on Rejoining the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA)

On February 25, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sent a letter, signed by 26 national Catholic organizations, to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken, requesting that the United States offer unilateral sanctions relief to Iran as a show of good faith, in hopes of bringing Iran back to the table and rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal.

Letter to President Biden on Vaccine Equity

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coalition of organizations in sending the following letter to President Biden, urging him to prioritize creating just and equitable policy toward the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

CIDSE calls for debt cancellation and financial support to poorest countries ahead of G20 Finance Ministers Meeting

As a member of CIDSE, a coalition of Catholic social justice organizations, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns endorses this call for debt cancellation and financial support for the world's most impoverished countries in advance of the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers Meeting.