2012 – The Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge, and opportunity the world faces today. Be it jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes , access to sustainable energy…
Day of the Child Worker in Bolivia
Most nations have laws that prohibit child labour. Yet throughout the world, children in large numbers can be seen toiling in sweatshops, hauling concrete, tilling fields, plucking garbage or peddling…
Plight of United Kingdom Asylum Seekers Highlighted
In a joint submission for the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom, Edmund Rice International joined with Franciscans International, VIVAT International and United for Change – a coalition of…
Edmund Rice Society Marks World Mental Health Day in Bulawayo
Mental health is a frequently neglected issue, reflected in the shortage of hospitals and treatment centres available to serve an increasing number of sufferers worldwide. Zimbabwe is no exception to…
The Road to Rio
In June 2012, the third Earth Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro, exactly 20 years after the first Earth Summit there; so it is being called the Rio+20…
ERI Submission for UPR of Ireland
Universal Periodic Review Ireland Submission by Edmund Rice International on behalf of the Edmund Rice Network for the 12th Session of the UPR Working Group, 3rd-14th Oct 2011 I. Introduction…
Cannes Summit: G20 Urged to End Tax Haven Secrecy
Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today joined over 40,000 people from around the world calling on G20 leaders to end tax haven secrecy when they meet this week in Cannes, France.…
Advocacy Training Workshop Down Under
On October 24 and 25, a Christian Brothers’ Oceania Province training workshop in advocacy was conducted in which the Province Directors of Formation- Mary Murphy, Ministry- Peter Clinch and Networking/Communication-Bernie…
Holy See Calls for Reform of Global Finance
Cardinal Peter Turkson President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Bishop Mario Toso, Secretary to the Council together with Leonardo Becchetti, professor of political economy at the…
Climate Change Conferences
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 17 / CMP 7, 28 November – 9 will take place in Durban, South Africa in December 2011 (This article appeared in the…