Four projects are under way to meet the most urgent needs of the Haitian people, who have been living in chaos since the beginning of the year. The arrival of the first contingent of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Port-au-Prince creates some hope for a reduction in armed gang violence.
From now until May 13, join the worldwide movement for peace between peoples and walk in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Gaza, Palestine.
The Haitian people are currently facing one of the most serious crises in their history. We asked our partners to share their thoughts and experiences.
Gaza’s only Catholic church has become a refuge for a dwindling but defiant community that is hanging on to peace and hope even as Israeli bombs and shells are raining death and destruction all around it.
As armed gangs continue to run amok and consolidate their control on Haiti, Haitians are living in fear are fleeing their communities, some to the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
Warning that a Canadian mine could lead to the depletion and poisoning of two rivers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a coalition of civil society organizations reiterates the longstanding demand for strong due diligence laws in Canada.
The people of Guapinol and the San Pedro sector still need our support in their ongoing struggle to get the Honduran government to protect their rivers, lands and leaders from the threats posed by a mining project they do not want.
The SANC2S project involves activities to reduce ecosystem and soil degradation and to sustainably develop for food production.
The Peruvian Congress approved changes to the Forestry and Wildlife Law which has been dubbed the “Deforestry Law” by our civil society and church partners.
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