Nov 6, 2021 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, LSRevolution, News
The entities join Pope Francis’ call for an economy that curbs human rights and environmental violations by extractive industries.
Oct 26, 2021 | Acción climática, Climate Action, Derechos humanos, Ecologia Integrale, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, News
Entered his 6th day of water-only hunger strike for climate justice. He and four other members of the Youth-led Sunrise Movement for social and climate justice have been doing it in Washington DC, in front of the White House. The stakes are high.
Oct 23, 2021 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, News
As if watching a football match, the team set up a big screen and followed the deliberation of the UN Human Rights Council on these two important resolutions.
Oct 22, 2021 | Human Rights, News, Social Justice
The Pope does not limit himself to writing a message, but meets us in the flesh, the same flesh of the poor that is the sacrament of Christ, who for love of us made himself poor and wished to be identified with the poor.
Oct 21, 2021 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, News
Six years after the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, it’s critical to assess progress while ramping up pledges and laying out a clear plan of action for achieving climate action goals in the short, medium, and long term.
Oct 18, 2021 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, News
During this pandemic, advocacy work was challenging. Franciscan International has the difficulty of bringing partners from outside Europe. On that note, they maximized the opportunity that Br. Angel Cortez, OFM was there with them.
Oct 15, 2021 | Derechos humanos, Human Rights, News
The OFM – JPIC Office represented by Br. Angelito A. Cortez, OFM, went to Geneva, Switzerland last October 3 to 9, 2021, to visit Franciscan International for future collaboration and prepare for the preparation of Franciscan Participation in COP 26.
Aug 4, 2021 | Climate Action, Human Rights, News
On July 29, the forum of ‘Gross National Happiness (GNH): Advocacy to Grassroots Development’ was held by Inter-religious Climate and Ecology Network (ICE Network). The keynote speech was given by Lhundup Dukpa from Bhutan, and guest speech by Wallapa Van Willenswaard from Thailand and Br. Aloysio Kim from the Order of Friars Minor
Jul 30, 2021 | Climate Action, Derechos humanos, Human Rights, Justicia climática, Migración, Migration, News
It recounts the engagements of FI’s team and of sisters and brothers on the ground who, throughout the pandemic, still found ways to stand up against injustices and to bring these to the attention of decision-makers
Jun 18, 2021 | Climate Action, Human Rights, News, Social Justice
As the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is taking place from 21 June to 15 July, 2021, the undersigned civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN member States through the HRC to establish at this session a new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change.