Franciscans InternationalInternship Opportunities
Franciscans International is currently recruiting two advocacy interns to work with FI's advocacy team in Geneva on human rights issues in Africa and Asia-Pacific. Masters graduates or post-graduate students in the fields of human rights, international ...[more]
New International Board of Directors
The newly appointed International Board of Directors (IBD) of Franciscans International (FI) held their first meeting April 19-21st in Geneva, Switzerland. New members of the Board had the opportunity to meet with the FI Staff Team, visit the United ...[more]
Examen Periódico Universal – Preparación para el segundo ciclo
A fines de marzo, FI participó en las reuniones presesionales del EPU organizadas por EPU Info, una ONG con base en Ginebra que hace el seguimiento de control y lleva adelante el proceso del EPU. La finalidad de estas reuniones fue reunir a las ...[more]
Educational Exhibit - World Water Day
The Sisters of Saint Francis at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota, have marked World Water Day by highlighting the issue of the human right to water within their community. Below is an account of their commendable efforts to bring attention to ...[more]
Franciscan Family Celebrates World Water Day
Directors and postulants of the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Mary and the Conventual Provinces of St. Anthony and the Immaculate Conception joined FI’s New York office in the celebration of World Water Day. The Franciscan participants attended the ...[more]
World Water Day - New York
In commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s proclamation declaring March 22nd as World Water day, FI’s New York office held an event entitled ‘H2 Uh O: The Rights and Wrongs of Water in Rio+20’ on March 22nd. The interactive ...[more]