Posts Tagged ‘UN’

The 63rd UN Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) Conference: “I experienced both Worry and Hope”:

Sep 29, 2010

The United Nations and the Department of Public Information sponsors and annual conference for NGO’s. This year’s conference was held in Melbourne Australia on August 30 through September 1st. The issues of the Millennium Development Goals which were set for 2015 are the focus for this and many other NGO conferences. Marita Stretch is a ... Read more

In Passion for Justice | Tagged 63 UN-DPI Conference, MDG, MDG's, Millenium Development Goals, Passionist Youth Team, UN, United Nations

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Passionists and the struggle against Human Trafficking

Oct 29, 2009

Passionists International is the U.N. Office for the Passionist communities throughout the world. Through Passionists International the Passionist family addresses global issues of social concern that relate to our own Christian values of being in solidarity with those who suffer from social injustice. In the recent social encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI the Catholic Church spoke out againts ... Read more

In Passion for Justice | Tagged anti-trafficking laws, forced labor, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Passionists International, sex tourism, slavery, UN, United Nations

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