Hanoi Summit: Short on diplomacy and treaty
On February 27 and 28, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Hanoi for their second summit, a meeting which abruptly ended without an agreement.
Venezuela: Pain of hunger, fear of violence
The drumbeat for war has been growing louder in recent weeks. How alarmed should we be?
Geo-engineering: False solution to climate change
The following article debunks myths about geoengineering and the belief that it can create “negative emissions” with carbon capture and storage technologies.
Resources from the March-April 2019 issue of NewsNotes
Find resources for Lent, International Endangered Species Day and for taking action on behalf of immigrants from South Sudan, and much more.
U.S.-Mexico border: Migrants are not criminals
Listen to voices on the border.
Guatemala: Retreating from human rights
In the past few months, Guatemala has seen dangerous efforts to rollback key human rights protections instituted after the Guatemalan Civil War.
Muslim Congresswomen face divisive issue of Israel
The debate within U.S. political parties over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians continues as critics charge two new Muslim members of Congress with ‘anti-Semitism.’
Living Gospel nonviolence at the parish level
Recordings are available of presentations made by Marie Dennis of Pax Christi International and Kevin Carroll of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on the writings of Pope Francis on nonviolence and the work of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative.
Brazil: Another mine waste dam collapses
CIDSE, an international alliance of Catholic social justice organizations which includes the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, issued the following statement after the collapse of a mine waste dam in Brunadinho, Brazil.
South Sudan: Concerns about peace accord
The future of the young nation’s peace agreement, signed last year to end a five-year civil war, is unclear.
Making UN “leave no one behind” principle a reality
Reducing inequality is a top priority for the UN Social Development Commission.
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