Maryknoll Missioners Take Climate Action
Maryknoll missioners took actions to respond to the cry of the Earth leading up to the UN Climate Talks (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, in November, 2021.
Publication Launch: New Policymaker’s Toolkitfor Effective Nonviolent Strategies for Sustainable Peace
Hosted by Pax Christi International. Join a great conversation with a mix of policymakers in celebration of their latest publication. Thursday, October 21, 2021 10AM Eastern Time CLICK HERE for more information and to register!
Maryknoll Statement on Biden’s Climate Finance and Vaccine Pledges
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 23, 2021, in response to President Biden’s recent announcements regarding climate finance and vaccine equity.
Financing Nature-Based Solutions is Path to Holistic and Equitable Recovery from Pandemic
Join us for a virtual side event of the UN ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. This event is being organized by Sr. Marvie Misolas, NGO Representative of the Maryknoll Sisters at the UN. Please register here by April 13: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeivqj0oHNUanU1pp-BR6ZWusqPkaCd9 When: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 1:15pm Eastern Time Introduction/Welcome – Marvie L. Misolas, Lead Organizer Moderator…
World Water Day 2021: Fr. Miguel d’Escoto, MM, and the Right to Water
Flávio José Rocha, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Brazil, highlights the role Maryknoll Fr. Miguel d’Escoto played in the passage of the UN resolution naming water as a human right in 2010.
UN Human Rights Review of the United States
A new report highlights the international community’s perspective on the United States’ human rights record.
Nuclear Arms Treaties in the Biden Era
President Biden has several critical opportunities to address the threat of nuclear weapons.
Pray, Study, Act: Nuclear Ban Treaty Goes Into Effect
We can create a world free of nuclear weapons.
Maryknoll at the United Nations
Maryknoll missioners serve as NGO representatives to the United Nations in New York.
‘No Climate Negotiations Without Human Rights Obligations:’ CIDSE COP25 Press Release
The following is a press release from CIDSE on the COP25 negotiations in Madrid. CIDSE is a network of Catholic social justice organizations of which MOGC is a member.
United Nations: Concerns over nominee for U.S. Ambassador
At a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on June 19, Kelly Knight Craft, the current U.S. Ambassador to Canada, and nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was questioned about her hundreds of absences and conflicts of interest related to extensive investments in coal and other fossil fuel industries in light of the UN’s priority focus on combating climate change.
UN conference on women takes on gender inequality
Maryknoll Sister Marvie Misolas reports on the 63rd UN conference on women.
Making UN “leave no one behind” principle a reality
Reducing inequality is a top priority for the UN Social Development Commission.
UN climate change conference falls short
With the latest reports on climate change from the United Nations and the U.S. government sounding alarms, world leaders have failed to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis.
UN General Assembly: Shared responsibilities
Maryknoll Sister Marvie L. Misolas reports on the critical issues discussed by world leaders during the annual general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
United Nations: Review of the 2030 Agenda
Sister Marvie L. Misolas, MM, NGO Representative to the UN for the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, writes about the recent review of six of the 17 sustainable development goals at the United Nations.
Crafting the Global Compact for Migration
UN member states are scheduled to hold their last round of negotiations for the Global Compact for Migration July 9-13 with the goal of producing a final draft document for adoption at the International Migration Conference in Morocco in December.
UN: Reigniting call for nuclear disarmament
Despite strong opposition from the nuclear weapon states to last year’s nuclear ban treaty, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and leaders of faith groups are pressing the countries to resume discussions on limiting and eventually eliminating nuclear weapons.