Maryknoll OGC Joins Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Humanitarian Parole Plaintiffs

Maryknoll OGC Joins Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Humanitarian Parole Plaintiffs

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 11 religiously-affiliated organizations that provide support to immigrants in writing to the U.S. Court of Appeals on the side of Plaintiffs, immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who are challenging Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to end humanitarian parole.

Relay of Hope

Relay of Hope

Development and Peace, Caritas Canada, in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis, is launching the “Relay of Hope,” a global candle-lighting campaign aimed at illuminating the path towards debt justice and economic transformation.

Finance Feud Clouds UN Climate Change Conference

Finance Feud Clouds UN Climate Change Conference

The UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will be remembered as the moment climate advocates stayed strong in the face of weak commitments from wealthy, polluting nations. The following article was published in the January – February 2025 issue of NewsNotes. The global association of 198 member states that gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan…

UN Biodiversity Conference Lets Indigenous Lead

UN Biodiversity Conference Lets Indigenous Lead

Sara Kennel, climate advocacy intern, shares the outcomes of the UN conference on biodiversity. The following article was published in the January – February 2025 issue of NewsNotes. In the very last hours of the 16th bi-annual UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, a celebration ensued with enthusiastically raised hands, tears, hugs, and chants…

UN Biodiversity and Climate Change Conferences 2024

UN Biodiversity and Climate Change Conferences 2024

The Maryknoll delegation to the UN conferences on climate and biodiversity relate their experiences, share what they learned, and answer questions. The United Nations met in November of 2024 for two important Conference of the Parties (COP’s): the conference on Biodiversity in Cali, Colombia, and the conference on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. Maryknoll Office…