Two campaigns unite labor, environment
Two policy proposals offer an excellent opportunity to unite labor and environment to achieve important changes that will be essential to both worker security and environmental sustainability in the future.
Bolivia: At the crossroads
Recent Bolivian presidential and legislative elections showed the consolidation of the political power of the charismatic indigenous leader Evo Morales and his Movimiento a socialismo (Movement to Socialism, MAS) party in electing him to serve an unprecedented third term with a resounding 61 percent of the popular vote.
Time for a new sanctuary movement
That there is an immigration crisis in this country with great humanitarian concerns is widely acknowledged; the question remains how to address this complicated legal, political and community issue.
U.S. walks fine line in climate talks
As the effects of climate change become more pronounced, the eyes of the world are on international negotiators as they prepare for the 20th Conference of Parties (COP20) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Lima, Peru in early December.
Time to act on climate change
Activists, scientists and concerned citizens around the world are calling on their governments to act decisively to prevent disastrous climate change.
IFC standards have subpar outcomes
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, is the largest department of the five World Bank entities. In recent years, due to pressure from civil society, and in some cases from private industry, the IFC developed performance standards related to social and environmental sustainability to manage environmental and social risks. The practical performance of these standards falls short.
U.S. funds create “21st century border”
According to a report crafted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Jesuit Conference of the United States, the recent drop in the number of migrants from Central America trying to enter the U.S. through the southern border can be attributed to the policies being implemented by the Mexican and Central American governments at the behest of, and with funding from, the U.S. government.
Food security: Report on CFS Session 41
The following article, published in the November-December NewsNotes, was written by Fr. Ken Thesing, MM, who lives and works in Rome.
Ending anonymous ownership
The European Parliament is close to passing a law that will require all European companies to disclose their ultimate owners in a public registry.
Sustainability and nuclear weapons
From August 27-29, the UN’s Department of Public Information held its 65th annual conference.
Civil society groups call on UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to investigate UN offset project
The following press release from Carbon Market Watch reports on efforts by civil society organizations to raise awareness around the troubling classification of a dam project in Guatemala.
Resources, September-October 2014
A few resources from the September-October 2014 NewsNotes.