Human Rights Council Concludes 42nd Session
The 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council concluded on Sep 27th with the adoption of 37 resolutions and a presidential statement on the climate emergency. The resolutions included…
30th Anniversary of Convention on the Rights of the Child
Edmund Rice International had the opportunity to attend a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in Geneva. The celebration focused on addressing…
Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals Faltering
A UN report issued prior to the recent High Level Political Forum (HLPF) meeting in New York has expressed concern at the lack of progress towards implementing the Sustainable Development…
Australian Edmund Rice Students Gather for Advocacy
On May 17th Edmund Rice Services – Mt. Atkinson, an Edmund Rice ministry near Melbourne, Australia, hosted its first Student Advocates Gathering at the Mt Atkinson ministry site. There was…
‘Revolutionary Change’ Needed to Stop Unprecedented Extinction Crisis
A new UN backed report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has detailed the serious impact humans have had to the earth with now one million…
GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS ACCELERATING – WMO
The annual report on the state of the world’s climate issued by the World Meteorological Organisation warns that record greenhouse gas levels are driving temperatures to increasingly dangerous levels. Despite…
Pope Francis Denounces Resurgent Nationalism
In a recent speech to diplomats in Rome, Pope Francis defended “modern multilateral diplomacy” and international institutions against “the resurgence of nationalistic tendencies. While not identifying particular countries, Pope Francis…
In Support of Religious Freedom
More than 61 per cent of the world’s population live in countries where religious freedom is not respected, according to a recently released worldwide report. The biennial Religious Freedom in…
ERI Training Program – A Journey of Being Sensitised and Empowered
“A right is not a special privilege of the fortunate but it is ingrained in the soul of every institution and in the dignity and worth of every person”. This…
Time is Running Out to Address Climate Change – IPCC
It is it is still possible to keep global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial values and limit the devastating impacts of climate change, However, this…