Franciscans InternationalTime to rethink...
It is “time to rethink and regain control over the future of the human family”. Franciscans International is a co-signatory of a joint statement from over fifty Church and civil society leaders calling for world leaders at Rio+20 to take action on ...[En savoir plus]
Franciscans at the People’s Summit
The Franciscans JPIC team in Rome, in coordination with the local Franciscan organizing committee in Brazil held a seminar for the sixty members of the Rio+20 delegation of the Franciscan Family. The seminar served as a platform for the delegates to ...[En savoir plus]
Climate Change and Human Rights
On 29th May, the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights hosted a round-table discussion on climate change, Rio+20 and human rights in view of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June. Five ...[En savoir plus]
UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Rio+20, taking place this month in Rio de Janeiro, aims to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess progress made and remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and ...[En savoir plus]
FI Side Event at the HRC: More Safe Migration, Less Human Trafficking
Franciscans International and partners Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women and Anti-Slavery International invite participants of the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council to attend the side event 'More Safe Migration, Less Human Traffic: a ...[En savoir plus]
Earth Pledge - Rio+20
At the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, 1992, world leaders signed the Earth Pledge promising to 'help make the Earth secure and hospitable home for present and future generations.' Twenty years later, Franciscans ...[En savoir plus]
FI Side Event at the HRC: Prosecuting cases of Human Trafficking
Franciscans International, Christian Organisation Against Trafficking in Human Beings (COATNET), Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), and Anti-Slavery International invite participants of the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council to attend ...[En savoir plus]