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Home > Resources > Newsnotes > January - February 2023

January - February 2023

Vol. 48, No. 1

A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.

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NewsNotes

Deeptime Leadership and Wellness Course

Sister Margaret Lacson, MM, describes her experience with the Deeptime Leadership and Wellness Course offered by the Deeptime Journey Network, a Princeton, New Jersey-based nonprofit focused on building a community that “understands the universe as a primary context.”

January - February 2023

South Sudan: Preparing for Papal Visit

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo from January 31 through February 5, 2023.

January - February 2023
President Ramaphosa

South Africa: Reforms Uncertain

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa survived two votes in December that threatened his leadership and will face a general election in 2024 that will reveal how much support he retains with the South African people.

January - February 2023

Myanmar: ‘Wounded, Displaced’ Church

One year after facing criticism for a friendly meeting with junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon calls on Catholics to pray for the conflict-torn nation. The following article was first published by UCA News on December 9. 2022.

January - February 2023

Peru: Calling for Respect for Life in Conflict

Several dozen Peruvians have lost their lives and hundreds have been injured in the unrest following a rapid succession of power shifts at the presidential level at the end of 2022. This article previously appeared on our website in late December and is presented here with a January update.

January - February 2023
40 Years - Book cover

New Book on Bolivian Democracy

A group of Bolivian academics, journalists, and former government officials, concerned about the state of democracy in Bolivia after the 2019 elections and the subsequent ouster of then-President Evo Morales, has produced a new book, Los 40 años del 10 de octubre - Memorias de nuestra democracia (The 40 Years Since the 10th of October: Memories of Our Democracy).

January - February 2023

Reflection from El Salvador: Roses in December

Susan Gunn of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, wrote this reflection on the visit of the LCWR-SHARE Foundation delegation to the communities in El Salvador where the churchwomen were martyred in 1980.

The following article was published in the January-February 2023 issue of NewsNotes.

January - February 2023
Participants in the restorative justice training course in Obidos Para Brazil

Brazil: Restorative Justice is Active Nonviolence

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Joanne Blaney sees profound connections in her restorative-justice work – from São Paulo to the Amazon and other regions of Brazil.

January - February 2023

Rome Conference on Nonviolence

Global voices share the power of nonviolence at landmark gathering, urge Church to enshrine and activate Pope Francis’ call for nonviolence.

January - February 2023

COP 27: UN Climate Talks Move Forward

The fate of our common home, this fragile planet, was placed again in the hands of those who gathered in November, for the 27th time, at the UN Convention on Climate Change, this time on African soil, in Egypt.

January - February 2023

UN Biodiversity Conference Yields Win

Last minute global match to halt biodiversity loss yields a goal.

January - February 2023
Chart of major poverty metrics covarriances

UN: Multidimensional Poverty Index Report

The latest UN report on global poverty offers insights in “poverty profiles” and highlights encouraging examples of overcoming interlinked aspects of poverty.

January - February 2023
Blue carbon oceanscape

U.S. Proposals for Ocean-based Climate Solutions

The United States has taken ambitious steps for addressing climate change impacts on oceans and marine life.

January - February 2023

Resources

The following Resources were published in the January-February 2023 issue of NewsNotes.

January - February 2023
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