Follow us at COP 28
The 2023 report of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that there are only six years left to make swift and dramatic action to avoid cataclysm
Committee for Food Security Takes on Inequality
The drastic decline in world food security and nutrition in recent years drives home the urgency of confronting the root cause – inequality. Maryknoll Fr. Ken Thesing reports from the UN in Rome.
Pope Francis Calls on COP28 to Deliver
Pope Francis wrote in his recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum about his concerns for the climate and hopes for action at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai in December.
COP 28 Two-pager
In advance of the 2023 UN Conference on climate change
Ask World Leaders for a Robust Loss and Damage Fund
Click here to sign the faith letter to world leaders asking for a robust Loss and Damage Fund. One great injustice of the climate crisis is the fact that poor…
Five Takeaways from Laudate Deum by Pope Francis
Key points from the follow-up to Laudato Si’
Five Takeaways from Laudate Deum by Pope Francis
Today, on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released Laudate Deum (Latin for “Praise God”), an eagerly anticipated follow-up to his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’.
Five Takeaways from Laudate Deum
Key points from the follow-up to Laudato Si’
Tell UN Ambassador: Vote “No” on Military Intervention in Haiti
The UN Security Council is expected to vote today on authorizing the deployment of a Kenyan-led military force to Haiti.
UN: Insufficient Progress on Development Goals
Midway to 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 are woefully behind schedule.
AIDS Relief Program Under Siege
The future of the highly successful U.S. global AIDS program is uncertain.
The Bridgetown Initiative
A voice from the Caribbean island of Barbados offers a plan to save the broken global financial system.
The UN Adopts New Urban Agenda
The global population living in urban areas is expected to double by 2050. Proper development of cities will need to account for health, environmental, and climate impacts.
Tell Congress: Renew PEPFAR
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, is up for renewal. The plan is a necessary force in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Indigenous People’s Water Manifesto
The following is an excerpt from a manifesto endorsed and signed by 74 Indigenous peoples and organizations represented at the March 2023 UN Water Conference.
Take Action for Earth Day
Send a message to President Biden to support funding for the new UN Climate Loss and Damage Fund
Pray, Study, Act for the Gift of Water
While we celebrate yesterday’s World Water Day, we also remember that around 2 billion people around the world do not have access to clean and safe drinking water.
Senate Hearing on Refugees Statement
Statement for the Record U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Living Up to America’s Promise: The Need to Bolster the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program” March 22, 2023