Solidarity with the Maasai People of Tanzania
Knowing that Maasai representatives have, for years, submitted reports of evictions, human rights violations, and harassment to various UN bodies, including UNESCO, and called for investigations and protection, to no avail, we stand in solidarity with the Maasai people in requesting that UNESCO delist the Ngorongoro Conservation Area due to human rights violations against Indigenous peoples taking place with no abatement.
MOGC Joins 480+ Organizations in Letter to Biden Administration Requesting TPS for Haiti and a Moratorium on Deportations
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined Haitian Bridge Alliance and 480+ Immigration, Human Rights, Faith-Based, and Civil Rights Organizations in Sending a Letter to President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Mayorkas Urging the Extension and Redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and a Moratorium on Deportations.
Global Christian Leaders Call for Ceasefire, Halt to Arms to Israel
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins 140+ global Christian leaders in call to world leaders for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a halt to arms sales to Israel.
Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Faith Groups Call for Global Health Equity as Nations Finalize Pandemic Agreement
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 100 religious leaders and faith-based organizations globally in calling on leaders of the World Health Organization to secure equity commitments to protect all populations everywhere from future pandemics.
Virtual Good Friday Way of the Cross for Peace and Justice
Sign up for the live zoom event for the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross for Peace and Justice, sponsored by Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and other Catholic and faith groups in Washington, DC.
El Salvador Re-elects Incumbent
A historic election in El Salvador’s history concludes with reelection for Nayib Bukele and the New Ideas Party.
Mil-palabras for Milpas, Trade, and Food Justice
The United States challenges Mexico’s policy of limiting the importation of genetically modified corn and glyphosate.
Doomsday Clock 90 Seconds to Midnight Again
Symbolic clock indicates the world remains perilously close to catastrophe.
Somaliland: Fraught Quest for Independence
Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland signed an agreement with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea by way of Somaliland’s coastline. The agreement could reshape geopolitics in the Horn of Africa.
United States: Religious Worker Visas Hindered
Rule changes initiated by the US Department of State have resulted in backlogs for noncitizen religious workers seeking visas, resulting in onerous consequences for religious workers and their communities.
UN: 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
Maryknoll Sister Margaret Lacson reports some observations on the UN annual meetings to foster social development and justice.