MGC Updates
Sisters of Mercy Address: Women, Water, Wellbeing - The Human Right to Water and Sanitation at the United Nations
On Tuesday, 22 March, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the NGO Mining Working Group, Salesians of Don Bosco and Salesian Missions, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations co-sponsored an important side event entitled Women, Water, and Wellbeing.
Sisters of Mercy Speak Out About Human Rights Impact of Coal Seam Gas Mining in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia
On Thursday, 17 March, at the Human Right Council, the Sisters of Mercy and the NGO Mining Working Group joined the Western Downs and Wider Unconventional Gas Group of Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia to sound alarm bells at the international level regarding the urgent issue of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
Sisters of Mercy Deliver Joint Statement on Fracking and Human Rights at UN Human Rights Council
Delivered on 3 March
Launch of the Mining Resource: Digging at Our Conscience
On Thursday ,10 March the ‘Future We Need’ (FWN) group launched their Mining Toolkit: ‘Digging At Our Conscience’.
Sisters of Mercy Call for a Radical Shift in Understanding and Addressing Human Trafficking
Last week, at a United Nations Special High Level Event on trafficking, Angela Reed rsm delivered a strong and clear message to Member States and policy makers.
Mercy Joins the Call at Paris Climate Talks to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
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“I Have a Voice”: Presentation marks the International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Presentation by Angela Reed rsm
MIA Global Action Launches Its Statement ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference
Mercy International Association: Global Action Statement on United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, December 2015
