Cambodia: Assassination of Kem Ley
The following reflection on the assassination of Kem Ley in Phnom Penh on July 10 was written by Charles McCarthy, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia.
South Sudan: Peacemaking efforts by the Church
The following article examines what is needed to make peace in South Sudan, according to the South Sudan Council of Churches.
Zimbabwe: Possible tipping point
The following reflection on the growing protest demonstrations in Zimbabwe was written by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, former president of the Maryknoll Sisters and a longtime missioner in Zimbabwe.
U.S. elections 2016 and the global common good
The following article raises our concerns for the global common good in the U.S. presidential and congressional elections in 2016.
Nonviolence & Just Peace: Lessons from local level
Gerry Lee, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, wrote the following reflection about the work of active nonviolence by women in Venezuela for the Nonviolence and Justice Peace Conference in Rome in April.
Laudato Si’ and the new economy
More than 900 people from 42 states and 22 countries met at the CommonBound conference in Buffalo, New York in July. Chloe Schwabe and Dave Kane of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns attended.
Israel/Palestine: Economics and Peacemaking
In August 2016, twelve religious and faith-based organizations signed the following statement entitled “Employing Economic Measures as Nonviolent Tools for Justice in the Israeli-Palestinian Context.”
U.S. expands protection for Central American refugees but needs to do more
This new policy is a long overdue step that moves the Obama Administration in the right direction after years of mismanaging the Central American refugee crisis. But it's just the first step.
Resources
Read and endorse the final statement of the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference, register for the upcoming Pax Christi USA National Assembly, prepare for World Day of Prayer for Care for Creation, and much more.
UN: New plan for ending HIV/AIDS epidemic
Following the UN civil society hearing on ending HIV/AIDS in April, ministers, heads of governments, and civil society representatives gathered in June for a UN High Level Meeting on ending HIV/ AIDS.
UN: World Humanitarian Summit
On May 22-23 the first–ever World Humanitarian Summit took place in Istanbul, Turkey.
Economic justice: IMF’s failed policies
The following article describes the study “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” published in the June issue of Finance & Development by the International Monetary Fund.