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"Many countries spend more on servicing debt than lifesaving public services and climate emergency response." @oikoumene, Anglican Communion, Franciscans International & The Lutheran World Federation call for action on climate finance, debt cancellation, and tax justice at #HRC58 🔗ow.ly/r6Au50VjMbY

#CSW69: Women - especially in rural and Indigenous communities - bear the brunt of the impacts extractive industries have on water supplies. Join us as we take a closer look at the gendered impacts of extractivism on the #RightToWater. Register to join at bit.ly/4igc78f

🔵#CostaRica #Panamá | Desde el Observatorio del Darién, expresamos nuestra preocupación por las medidas adoptadas por Costa Rica y Panamá en relación con las personas que han sido forzadas a retornar a sus países de origen. 📄Lee el pronunciamiento 👇 shorturl.at/4TDMi

During our recent mission to #Guatemala, we travelled to El Estor, where Indigenous communities have been defending their lands and opposing the #environmental destruction and human rights abuses of the extractive industry. Check out our full article: franciscansinternational.org/blog/standing-…

Br. Fabio L’Amour shares how #Franciscans are building a network across the #Mediterranean - starting with daily care in Morocco. To learn more about the Network, check our our article: franciscansinternational.org/blog/from-a-se… #migration #humanrights #solidarity

As we mourn the death of Pope Francis, we also know that his papacy—animated by the examples of St. Francis and St. Claire of Assisi—will inspire those working to build a more just and equitable world. We remain committed to making this dream a reality. ➡️franciscansinternational.org/blog/francisca…

MRG stands with Palestinian civil society and 200+ global orgs demanding action: - End the manufactured famine in #Gaza. - Lift the siege. - Open humanitarian crossings. More demands in the full statement⬇️ bit.ly/43alfVz

The 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council is taking place in #GENeva from 16 June to 11 July. Join this info-sharing session on #environment-related activities & events at #HRC59. Register now & share upcoming activities! 📆 27 May, 10:00 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN27May25

#WorldEnvironmentDay2025 We need our governments to act - and we need them to act now to reject corporate capture of UN spaces, break with old patterns of exploitation, and confront the intersection between environmental harm, extractives & conflict. ➡️franciscansinternational.org/blog/world-env…

Last week, FI joined the Ocean Conference #UNOC3 in Nice. Highlights included the launch of a multifaith declaration for stronger ocean protection, hand-delivered to UNEP Executive Director & UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. ➡️ oceans.faith/sign #FaithsAtUNOC3 #OceanJustice

Tomorrow, we'll be at #SB62 to talk about #NELD - the harm caused by climate change that cannot be just quantified financially - and the unique role faith-based organizations can play in making this challenge better understood. Register to join us at bit.ly/4023Xca

📢 [EVENT] Join us at the side event on "From Posts to Protests: Shrinking Civic Space and Digital Authoritarianism in Asia", co-sponsored by ICJ. Our Legal Consultant Mathuri Thamilmaran will join other experts to unpack the growing threats to the online civic space. #HRC59

Join us on #WorldRefugeeDay2025 as we dive into the realities facing refugees and internally displaced persons in West Papua, South Sudan, and Myanmar 🗓️ 20 June 🕖 8am (EST) / 14:00 (CEST) 🔗 bit.ly/4kzzcnn

Despite being part of a vibrant civil society, #HRDs in the Philippines continue to face harassment and attacks. At #HRC59, we dive into challenges such as online harassment and ‘red-tagging’ and explore ways forward. Follow the discussion at facebook.com/events/1920965…

The GENeva Environment Network was at the #HRC59 side event “From South to North & North to South: The increasing dehumanization & criminalization of human mobility in the Americas” convened by Franciscans International & partners to spotlight urgent migrant rights challenges amid rising criminalization.

What do we mean by non-economic loss and damage? While climate change can result in damage to homes, land, livelihoods and community, it can also lead to psychological, cultural and spiritual losses. Budi Tjahjono from Franciscans International explains why this needs our attention:

SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera UN Special Procedures UN Human Rights Council 📌 #HRC59 Vanuatu UN Grisselle Rodríguez Doreen de Brum Marshall Islands Permanent Mission in Geneva UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧 Canada in Geneva 🍁 Germany UN Geneva 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 Colombia en Ginebra 🇨🇴🇨🇭🇺🇳 UN Development UNDP Geneva France ONU Genève 🇫🇷🇺🇳 Earthjustice YvesLador Center for International Environmental Law Francesca Mingrone .FranciscansInt highlighted how fossil fuel economies fuel conflict, displacement & rights violations, especially for Indigenous Peoples. Calls grow to uphold #FPIC, end corporate impunity, and hold multinationals accountable through binding human rights frameworks.

As restrictive migration policies rise across the Americas, we co-hosted a UN event with civil society + the UN Special Rapporteur on migrants’ rights. Topics: criminalization, detention, externalization & shifting migration flows. 📰 Read more: lnkd.in/e_u-DEiw