FI submits a joint statement at the Human Rights Council on Haiti

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We would like to share with you the joint statement that FI and a group of Catholic-inspired NGOs, presented during the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the emergency situation that Haiti is facing after the disastrous earthquake of 12 of January.  

The following NGOs co-signed the statement:

  1. Caritas Internationalis,
  2. International Catholic Child Bureau,
  3. Dominicans for Justice and Peace [Order of Preachers],
  4. Franciscans International,
  5. Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausilia trice,
  6. VIDES International,
  7. Teresian Association,
  8. OIDEL,
  9. Fondazione Marista per la Solidarietà Internazionale,
  10. Centro Poveda.

 


The work of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs), including Catholic organisations, has been highly appreciated by the Secretary General of the UN,  John Holmes, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, as well as by many of the countries involved in the humanitarian assistance to Haiti.

If you wish to read the statement please click here.


For more information on the situation in Haiti from human rights perspectives, please see:
1. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - UN High Commissioner for Refugees: http://www.ohchr.org/FR/NewsEvents/Pages/Media.aspx
2. UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/statements/Haiti_Statement.pdf