Maryknoll OGC Asks Congress for Climate Accountability in Defense Bill
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 26 other organizations in calling on Congress to reject language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would allow military contractors to skirt responsibility in reporting greenhouse gas emissions, or for the military to avoid greenhouse gas reduction initiatives altogether.
Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to End the Transit Ban
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 203 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights organizations in asking the Biden Administration not to appeal a Federal Court decision that the transit ban is illegal.
Maryknoll OGC Carries REPAM Concerns to Secretary Blinken's Attention
In a letter co-signed by 19 Catholic groups, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns brought to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken's attention the proposals by the Catholic Church sponsored Panamazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) in advance of the Summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
Faith Leaders Resound Pope Francis' Call for the End to Russia-Ukraine War
Pax Christi released a Statement of Support signed by 218 Faith Leaders, including Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Sustainable Pathways to Peace senior program officer Dan Moriarty. In it, leaders reiterate Pope Francis' message: "IT IS TIME TO STOP THE KILLING AND DEVASTATION IN UKRAINE. CEASEFIRE AND PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOW."
Faith Groups Ask U.S. Amb. to Peru to Defend the Right to Peaceful Protest
Maryknoll joined ten other faith groups in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Peru requesting the Ambassador's support for the human rights of government protestors.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter Supporting Inclusion of Dreamers in the Affordable Care Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a group of 90 organizations, including Harvard Medical School, calling for the end of exclusion of Dreamers (Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals) in the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule change which will do just that.
Maryknoll OGC Statement on Guatemalan Elections Crisis
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns stands with the Guatemalan people, condemning the Guatemalan Public Ministry’s judicial meddling in the country’s presidential elections.
Maryknoll Asks Congress for Robust Humanitarian Aid in the Fiscal Year 2024
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 51 other organizations in writing to the Senate Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations to request robust funding for the Fiscal Year 2024. A similar letter went to the House counterpart.
Maryknoll OGC Congress to Release Food Assistance Funds for Refugees
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 24 other civil society organizations in asking the Foreign Affairs/Relations Congressional committees to release food assistance funds to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians and Israelis alike will suffer if the UN Relief and Works Agency lacks the funds. Food brought by UNRWA accounts for 60% of food staples imports in Gaza.
Message of the South Sudan Catholic Bishops
A call for peace in Sudan and South Sudan from the Bishops of South Sudan after a three day meeting.
Faith Groups Support Global AIDS Relief
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns organized a letter signed by 44 faith-based organizations asking Congress to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).