Press Releases

Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in the south Asian country and also for defending press freedom in…

A trans woman’s legal battle against the New York City Department of Homeless Services has ended with major reforms to how transgender people experiencing homelessness will be treated when they seek shelter. Under the terms of a groundbreaking settlement made…

Member States meet for annual conference to review progress in implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, address challenges, and set strategy for coming year The Twenty-Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CSP-26) opened…

5 Years of the Peace Agreement in Colombia: The Support of the International Community is Crucial for its Implementation November 24th, 2021 Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces…

Public health and environment groups ask the Senate to amend Senate Bill 2425 – An Act Institutionalizing The Practice of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on Plastic Packaging Waste. “We laud the Senate for finally addressing the producers’ role on waste…

November 25, 2021 – In a new Public Service Announcement (PSA), Waste Burning Exposed, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Asia Pacific, revealed truths regarding waste-to-energy (WtE) incinerators. Featuring distinguished professor and environmental scientist, Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, the PSA…

Together with 200 young people in a virtual city, with the participation of the famous environmentalist YouTuber Chantal Chalita and the renowned group of musicians Latin Latas, the first “Latin American Meeting of Youth Participation 2021” will take place on…

Between today and tomorrow, the FHAR (Forum on Housing and Rehabilitation) brings together a dozen round tables with the participation of local and international members from cities such as Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Bologna, as well as academia, social organisations…

The close connection between authoritarian theology and patriarchal images of God, liturgies, and language patterns on the one hand, and violence in churches, communities, families, and politics on the other, is a challenge for churches and congregations worldwide seeking to…

*Samyukta Kisan Morcha Press Statement* November 19th 2021, 10.30am The Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi announced the Government of India’s decision to repeal all three anti-farmer, pro-corporate black laws first brought in as Ordinances in June 2020. He…