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…]
VIVAT International has been granted accreditation as an observer to the governing body of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), which was renamed the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the United Nations Environment Program. VIVAT [read…]
VIVAT International actively participated in the preliminary and actual events of the 52nd Human Rights Council in Geneva, February-April, 2023. PRE-SESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS: Prior to the main events, which officially started on February 28, VIVAT Office [read…]
Civil society advocacy on the protagonism of migrants and refugees and their right to have rights. In the city of Tijuana, Mexico, the 2nd International Conference “Promoting Life at the Frontiers” convened by the Scalabrinian [read…]
At the beginning of March, I had the opportunity to visit the VIVAT International office in New York City and participate as a VIVAT representative in the first days of the 67th session of the [read…]
On February 8, 2023, at the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, Sisters of the Holy Cross across the globe educated their local communities about the exploitation of human beings through trafficking. St. Josephine’s powerful story [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…]
Inter-faith Groups gather in Geneva to celebrate World Day of Peace The Interfaith groups with a mission in Geneva gathered at the Parish of Saint John XXIII on January 30, 2023, to celebrate the World [read…]
In late October, along with five others, I visited Madagascar. The five others were a social work lecturer from Canada, a Swiss human rights trainer, and three representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) [read…]
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