Vol. 49, No. 3
A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.
May-June 2024
Peru: Faith-filled Defense of Safe Water
Former Maryknoll Lay Missioner Barbara Fraser reports of recent legal victories for water defenders.
Gaza: Faith Groups Call for Ceasefire
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and other Christian groups stand with Muslims, Jews, and others in praying, demonstrating, and advocating for a ceasefire and sustainable, just peace in the Middle East.
Haitians Seek Peace and Self-determination
Gangs continue to exert power in Haiti as a transitional government takes office, and the United States blocks the path of migrants fleeing the violence while failing to stop the flow of illegal weapons to the Caribbean nation.
Sudan: Path to Peace Unclear
April 15 marked one year of fighting in Sudan between the military and rebel forces, each appearing to be loyal only to power and profit.
Solidarity with the Maasai of Tanzania
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns supports efforts by the Maasai people of northern Tanzania to protect their ancestral land.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Conflict Reveals Precarity
Violence in the eastern DRC provinces of North Kivu and Ituri highlight the precarity of the country’s security due heavily armed rebel groups, foreign intervention, and battle over access to the DRC’s mineral reserves.
Risks of Green Extractivism
As nations in the Global North rush to transition to carbon-neutral energy, extractive industries exploit countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet the growing mineral demand.
The Plight of Refugees in 2024
Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, UN agencies and NGOs note a rise in the number of refugees around the globe are on the rise and further forces of destabilization that put people more at risk.
Latest UN Commission on the Status of Women
Representatives of the Maryknoll family who attended the session share their takeaways.
New UN Special Envoy on Myanmar
The UN Security Council held its first open meeting on Myanmar since 2019 in New York on April 4, 2024.
Victory in Digital Trade Negotiations
As international negotiators work out the details of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, key victories in the Digital Trade sphere of negotiations have already been achieved.
Next Steps for Human Rights in the Philippines
A UN expert visited the Philippines and called on Pres. Marcos Jr. to speak out against red-tagging and disband an anti-communist task force.
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Spring Summit
The theme is “Faith in Action: Advancing Human Rights and Peace for All,” May 17-19 in Washington, DC.
