Franciscans InternationalThe Right to Water and Sanitation in Africa
"People are not getting sufficient clean water. Among the factors, especially in my working area, there is a problem of dry weather. It is a very hot area and the community and the herds suffer from water scarcity. There were wells and some springs ...[more]
New York – FI Conferences on Torture and South Sudan
FI New York has recently organised two side events at the UN. The first, which took place on June 20th, was a discussion on torture featuring testimonies from survivors who have been involved with the work of Torture Abolition and Survivor Support ...[more]
Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change
On 29th May, the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights hosted a round-table discussion on climate change, Rio+20 and human rights, in view of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June. The ...[more]
The Right to Food in Cameroon
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Mr. Olivier de Schutter, carried out a field mission to Cameroon from July 16-23. While there, he met with civil society organisations to discuss their issues and get first-hand information on the most ...[more]
Human Rights Day - 10 December 2012
"Every year, Human Rights Day, on 10 December, is an opportunity to raise global awareness of human rights issues. This year, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will focus on inclusion and the right to participate in public ...[more]
The "Coltan Wars" in DR Congo - Franciscan Reflections
"The war – especially in the two Kivu regions – has often been described as “ethnic”. In fact, almost everyone agrees that coltan lies at the heart of the conflict, one of the deadliest since the second world war. 80% of the reserves of this mineral ...[more]
Rio+20 - Reflections of Sr. Denise Boyle
Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, declared it a great success. His criteria for saying this was the unanimous consensus by the one hundred World Leaders present on the outcome document ...[more]