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Home > Resources > Newsnotes > July-August 2022

July-August 2022

Vol. 47, No. 4

A bi-monthly newsletter of information on international justice and peace issues.

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Rally for peace in Ukraine outside the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by Flickr/Mike Maguire CC BY 2.0

Ukraine: Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace

Statement by participants of the Science and Ethics of Happiness Study Group at a meeting hosted at the Casina Pio IV, Vatican City, June 6-7, 2022.

July-August 2022

Responding to the Plague of U.S. Gun Violence

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined in the outcry and calls for action by Catholic organizations in response to the recent mass shootings in the United States. 

July-August 2022
Border fence

Summit of the Americas Migration Priorities

Civil society groups outlined migration policy priorities in a letter to Pres. Biden before the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June 2022.

July-August 2022

Guatemala: Petition for U.S. Sanctions on Corrupt Leaders 

An international campaign for alleviating poverty and suffering in Guatemala has launched a petition calling for new targeted sanctions by the United States.

July-August 2022
Cobalt mine in DRC. Photo by International Institute of Environment and Development

Clean Energy's Mining Problem

The growing demand for minerals used in renewable energy raises the urgency to address human rights and environmental abuses common in mining.

July-August 2022

UN Report Says Forests are Fundamental

The State of the World’s Forest Report 2022 offers a three-pronged approach to unlock the economic potential of trees and forests while preserving their status as the greatest carbon capture technology in the world.

July-August 2022

Tanzania Land Conflict with Maasai

A potentially dangerous stand-off has erupted in north-central Tanzania after the government decided to evict up to 167,000 pastoral Maasai from their land in favor of a wealthy hunting firm owned by the United Arab Republic’s ruling family.

July-August 2022

South Sudan and DRC: Letter to Pope Francis

The Africa Faith and Justice Network organized an open sign on letter to the pope about ongoing challenges on the African continent prior to the papal visit to DCR and South Sudan in July. 

July-August 2022

Brazil: Deaths and Degradation in the Amazon

REPAM-Brazil demands a government response to the deaths of two leading defenders of indigenous peoples and nature in the Amazon territory.

July-August 2022

UN: Stockholm+50 Environment Conference

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking UN Conference on the Environment in Stockholm in 1972, national delegations returned to Stockholm on June 2-3, 2022, to take measure of progress.

July-August 2022

Final Communiqué of the Holy Land Coordination 2022

The Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination uphold the rightful place of the Christian community in Jerusalem’s identity in their communique for 2022. 

July-August 2022

Philippine Elections Raise Human Rights Concerns

The May 9 elections in the Philippines brought to power two leaders with family ties to human rights abusers. 

July-August 2022

Resources from the July-August 2022 NewsNotes

The following resources were published in the July-August 2022 issue of NewsNotes.

July-August 2022
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