Category: World Watch

WORLD WATCH ARTICLES

News from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, a resource on issues of peace, social justice and integrity of creation, bringing Maryknoll’s mission experience into U.S. policy discussions.

World Watch: It’s Time for Renewable Energy

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Sep 1, 2022

While the latest United Nations report on climate change is dire, renewable energy technology is more available and cheaper than ever.

Ukrainians Are Latest Wave of Refugees

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Jun 1, 2022

In the first month alone, the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove an estimated 10 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

World Watch: ‘A Different Kind of Economy’

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Mar 1, 2022

Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco invites young economists and entrepreneurs from around the world to envision a new global economy.

World Watch: Treaties Foster Disarmament

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Dec 1, 2021

International treaties on nuclear weapons and papal teaching on disarmament urge countries to take further steps toward peace.

World Watch: Global Climate Momentum Builds

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Sep 1, 2021

Momentum is building for ambitious action to counter climate change, both in the world community...

2021: A Year Highlighting Child Labor

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Jun 1, 2021

The United Nations has named 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor, which involves an estimated 152 million children worldwide.

Water Defenders Face Dangerous Challenge

by Kathleen Kollman Birch | Mar 1, 2021

A new book documents how courageous water defenders in El Salvador made the Central American country the first nation in the world to ban metal mining.