U.S. Organizations Urge Treasury to Support Global Response to COVID-19
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to Secretary Mnuchin urging him to support debt cancellation and the use of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund to help developing countries, particularly in Africa, manage the COVID-19 crisis.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis' Fratelli Tutti
The leadership of the four branches of the Maryknoll family released the following statement on Pope Francis' encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
Resources on Food Security
The following are additional resources on food security which correspond to our two-page election brief, "Food Security: Building a Sustainable System." Find our entire series on Faithful Voting and Global Issues here.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statements
The organizations in the Maryknoll family have issued the following joint statements.
Maryknoll at the United Nations
Maryknoll missioners serve as NGO representatives to the United Nations in New York.
Protecting Human Rights as Maryknoll Mission
Upholding human rights is essential to peace, social justice and care for creation.
Human Rights and Catholic Social Teaching
The foundational principles of Catholic Church teaching on human rights.
Faith Letter to Senators for International Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 16 other organizations in sending the following letter to U.S. Senate offices, urging for robust international assistance to combat the growing global crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources on Peacebuilding and Security
The following are additional resources on peacebuilding and integral security which correspond to our two-page election brief, "Rethinking Security in a Pandemic: No Justice, No Peace."
Ramos v. Wolf Decision Permits a ‘Moral Failure’ in TPS Termination
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 15, 2020, regarding the Ninth Circuit Court's decision to allow for the termination of TPS for four countries.
Letter to the Trump Administration for South Sudan TPS Redesignation
In August 2020, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coaltion of organizations in urging the Trump administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan.
Resources on U.S. Trade Policy
The following are additional resources on U.S. trade policy, which correspond to our two-page election brief, "U.S. Trade Policy: Putting People and Planet First."