The 9th global convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions took place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, from August 14-18, 2023, with the theme “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights.” I participated [read…]
At the recently concluded VIVAT Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting in Rome, the board recommitted to its focus on Africa. This intervention is not only timely but long overdue. Derogatory names have sometimes characterized the [read…]
VIVAT International-Mexico (VIVAT Mexico) conducted its second workshop on June 13-15, 2023. The workshop occurred in a boiling summer at the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) Retreat House, Tepoztlán, in Morelos, Mexico. Eighteen participants [read…]
The peace agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, signed in 2018 in its final version, should be fully implemented by the end of next year when the general [read…]
Ignatius Soreng SVD is a Catholic priest from the Society of the Divine Word. He is a tribal from India belonging to the indigenous community of Kharia. He is the director of Sanskruti Kendra – [read…]
Chronic unemployment and underemployment are the main issues around poverty. When we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the poor, we can identify that one of the major strengths is the labor they provide. But [read…]
Just as in many other countries, people with disabilities in Sikka Regency of Flores, Indonesia, are undocumented. They are not counted as much, do not have Social Security, and are generally illiterate. People with disabilities are [read…]
Introduction From Gambia to Mozambique, Pakistan to Haiti, many rural women and girls are forced to live with the indignity of obstetric fistula. This preventable physical condition is painfully debilitating for those who experience it. [read…]
Mitigation and adaptation are vital ways to address climate change, according to the Paris Climate Agreement. While mitigation aims to limit climate change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses or removing those gases from the [read…]
On July 28, 2022, the UN General Assembly declared “Access to a Clean and Healthy Environment” a Universal Human Right. States, international organizations, and business enterprises called upon to turn this resolution into reality have [read…]
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