Vol. 49, No. 6
A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.
November - December 2024
Reflection on Solidarity with the People of Honduras
Sarah Bueter, Maryknoll Lay Missioner in El Salvador, reflects on the murder of Honduran environmental defender Juan Lopez and her recent visit to his grieving community of Tocoa as part of an emergency delegation organized by the SHARE Foundation.
Honduras: Climate Leaders Under Threat
The murder of Juan Lopez, environmental leader in Tocoa, Honduras, is not an isolated incidence, but rather, one more link in a pattern of violence.
Tanzania: Will Elections Be Peaceful?
The abductions and murders of political opposition leaders in recent months raise questions of how peaceful and fair elections will be on November 28 and in October of 2025.
Afghanistan Three Years into Taliban Rule
Iqbal Ahmad, Kroc Institute Fellow, writes of how, three years since the Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan has devolved into one of the most repressive regimes in the world resulting in severe hardship and a third generation of Afghan refugees.
Climate Week in NYC Says It’s Time
Sara Kennel, climate action intern, represented the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns at Climate Week NYC 2024 from September 22-29.
Colombia Hosts the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference
Hosting a record-breaking 23,000 attendees, the conference was filled with representatives seeking solutions. While we await the outcome, we review what is at stake.
Global Debt Crisis Needs Jubilee
Pope Francis and leaders from the Global South call for a new international financial architecture that breaks the cycle forcing many countries to spend more on debt repayments and interest than on caring for people and the planet.
Charges Dropped Against Christians for Ceasefire Members
Art Laffin offers the following reflection on the experience on March 21 of being arrested alongside twelve other members of Christians for Ceasefire while wearing pictures of the destruction in Gaza and singing hymns of peace in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office building.
Atomic Bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee’s recognition of the Japanese hibakusha organization Nihon Hidankyo comes at a crucial moment for addressing the nuclear threat.
Haiti Advocacy Days and Renewal of Sanctions
More than 40 organizations working for peace and justice in Haiti came to Washington, DC for Haiti Advocacy Days.
Human Rights Award for Activists in Gaza and Guatemala
The 2024 Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Awards were given to Rabbis for Ceasefire and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), and the Concejo de Autoridades de 48 Cantones de Totonicapán of Guatemala; and a slain former awardee was honored.
Nonviolence Seminars for Synod Participants
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative’s new institute held weekly seminars in Rome throughout the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality.
World AIDS Day Prayer Vigil
Join the World AIDS Day prayer vigil on the first of December.
Advent Reflection Guide: One Family of God
The guide offers reflections, small group questions, prayers, and actions based on each week’s Gospel reading and concerns raised by Maryknoll missioners and affiliates who attend to the needs of migrants and refugees around the world.
