Catholic Leaders Statement in Support of Free the Families and End Family Detention
Statement calling for the immediate release of children and their parents from immigrant detention centers.
Catholic Leaders Call to Free the Families and End Family Detention
Children need to be released from detention immediately and they need to be released with their parents.
DACA Recipients Can Dream On
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on June 18, 2020, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
A Call for Anti-Racist Transformation in the United States
Maryknoll joint leadership issued the following statement on the killing of George Floyd and the need for transformation in the United States.
Faith Leaders Call on Congress to Enact Policing Reforms and Address the Racial Income and Wealth Gap
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based organizations in the Washington Interreligious Staff Community in sending the following letter to Congress urging Congress to address police violence and systemic racism.
Letter on COVID-19 Foreign Assistance and Conflict Prevention
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coalition of 72 organizations in sending the following letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs calling for robust support for foreign assistance focusing on conflict prevention and mitigation.
Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Aid for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other organizations in sending the following letter to House and Senate Leadership urging them to prioritize sending aid to Latin America and the Caribbean, which are new coronavirus epicenter regions.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Joins National Day of Mourning and Lament
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined interfaith partners and civic leaders in honoring the National Day of Mourning and Lament for COVID-19 deaths and systemic racism on June 1, 2020.
COVID-19 Recovery Package: Sustainability and Solidarity
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based organizations in issuing the following letter calling on Congress to prioritize solidarity with the marginalized and building a sustainable future in its COVID-19 recovery response.
Statement for International Biodiversity Day
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other organizations in issuing the following statement for International Biodiversity Day, May 22, calling on investors to end speculation with farmland and forests that will destroy biodiversity.
U.S. Faith-Based Coalition Calls on World Bank to Take Climate Action in the Time of COVID
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins several other faith-based organizations in the U.S. in launching a campaign in support of Big Shift, a global effort calling on the World Bank to end support for fossil fuels and shift investment to renewable energy.
Statement on U.S.- U.K. Trade Agreement
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other organizations in issuing the following letter to U.S. and U.K. trade officials outlining a series of human and environmental rights protections that should be included in any U.S.-U.K. trade agreement.
Include Humanitarian Aid for North Korea in COVID-19 Bill
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a number of organizations in sending the following letter to House leadership asking Congress to include humanitarian assistance for North Korea in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
CMEP Opposes Israeli Annexation and Secretary Pompeo’s Greenlighting on Behalf of U.S.
Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of which the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a member, issued the following statement regarding the Secretary Pompeo’s implied support for Israel’s plan to annex portions of the West Bank.
Support Immigrant Families During COVID-19 Crisis
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 100 other organizations in issuing a letter to Congress calling for the inclusion of aid for immigrant families, including the undocumented, in the next federal stimulus package during the COVID-19 crisis.
No More Pentagon Spending in Light of Coronavirus Crisis
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined partner organizations in issuing the following letter to House and Senate Leadership asking them to refrain from giving additional funding to the Pentagon in light of the coronavirus crisis.
U.S. Organizations React to Global Military Spending Report
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined nearly 40 other organizations in issuing the following joint statement regarding the release of the SIPRI data on global military spending.
Lift Sanctions, Save Lives
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a broad coalition of organizations in calling for the immediate lifting of economic sanctions by the U.S. during the pandemic.