ERI Geneva Training
Twelve members of the Edmund Rice and Franciscans International networks participated in the June 2023 Geneva Training with the Edmund Rice International (ERI) Team. With participants from Peru, South Africa,…
Promoting Social Justice and Advocacy in Edmund Rice Indian Schools
The Social Justice and Advocacy programme in the schools in the Indian Province was initiated almost a decade ago. While many of the animators have been working for over 5…
ERI’s Further Activity During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a further eight statements at the recently concluded Human Rights Council session. (The eight statements previously made were reported on in the March newsletter). Again, due to…
ERI Active During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a number of statements during the current session of the UN Human Rights Council, and co-sponsored other statements delivered by our partners. Due to the competition for…
‘Our Common Home’ – Vatican Book Launch
At a recent meeting of Catholic-inspired NGOs in Geneva with Cardinal Czerny who heads the Vatican Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, copies of the about too be…
Global Inequality is Escalating
The world’s top 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth created since 2020, according to Oxfam in a report entitled “Survival of the Richest” which…
ERI Submissions for 41st UPR Session
A range of issues raised in ERI submissions for the UPR reviews of India, South Africa and the United Kingdom were the subject of recommendations put forward by reviewing states…
COP 27 – A Decisive Moment in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change
The past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have…
Radio Broadcasts – Life Lessons with Edmund Rice
Ann Nichols from Edmund Rice England has shared the following message ‘We are delighted that this half term, our Edmund Rice Schools, both at home and abroad will have the…
ERI Participation in 51st Session of Human Rights Council
ERI made a number of statements during the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council and co-sponsored several others delivered by our partners. The statements included:-A statement on behalf…