Continental Issues
Update: International Violence Against Women Act
Approximately one third of all women worldwide have been or will become victims of physical or sexual…
The 15th African Union Summit: What were the Issues?
Since the African Union (AU)’s establishment in 1999 and their first assembly in 2002, the AU has…
A Move towards Global Health Equality
In many Western nations, a woman who is about to give birth has to go to the…
A Change in the Approach to Neglected Diseases
1.The burden of the neglected diseases While “the big three” infections AIDS, TB and malaria have caught…
VIDEO: Stop the Vulture Culture!
Jubilee USA has put together a great new video on Vulture Funds! Check it out below or…
Kick Racism out of Football! Using the 2010 World Cup to Tackle Xenophobia Worldwide
During these months running up to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) World Cup games taking place this summer in South Africa, the Justice and Peace Office of the South African Catholic Bishops Conference is organizing an innovative and creative project that will focus on achieving full human rights for migrants worldwide and assistance to integrate them into the country of their destination.
Climate Change: What About the Displaced?
Already, as a result of climate change, at least 18 islands have been submerged worldwide. These include…
Climate Change Debate in Copenhagen: U.S Fears and Opportunities
In his opening remarks at the November 4th hearing entitled “Copenhagen and Beyond: Is there a Successor to…
AFJN Europe on Corporate responsibility, Arms, Foreign land acquisitions, Agricultural policies and the development and much more
Corporate responsibility http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/2009111192747615233.html Thousands of people in Ivory Coast poisoned by toxic waste face being cheated out…
Foreign aid reform: Overdue and in Need of Direction
Late August, President Obama issued a request for an interagency review of all U.S. global development policy,…
Outreach Based on Need not Creed
By Rocco Puopolo s.x., Executive Director Bishop George Biguzzi of the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone, was…
AFJN Supports an Informed Foreign Aid Reform
As part of the Presidential Study Directive on Foreign Assistance, initiated by President Obama at the end…
Climate Change Action: Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis
October is shaping up to be an important month for action on climate change. Last week alone,…
The Control Arms Campaign
The proliferation of small arms remains a daunting challenge for the African continent; its persistence empowers rebel…
Obama Neglects U.S. Role in Africa
On Saturday, July 11th, President Obama made a major speech to the Ghanaian Parliament on U.S. engagement…
BRIEFING BOOKLET On the Occasion of President Obama’s Trip to Ghana
In preparation for President Obama’s short visit to Ghana, Africa Faith and Justice Network joined with a…
Africa Faith and Justice Network Sends Delegate to 62nd United Nations Conference In Mexico City
Posted on September9, 2009 Fr. Luigi Zanotto, MCCJ, a board member of AFJN and our UN contact…
Obama Trip to Ghana, Rewriting U.S-Africa Policy: What are the Issues
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, will travel to Ghana July 10-11th, 2009. Although his…
Guilty As Charged? Oil Giant Shell Settles in Human Rights Case
Last week, Royal Dutch Shell agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle with the plaintiffs in a…
Impact of Small Arms Proliferation on Africa
The persistence and the complication of wars in Africa are partially due to small arms proliferation. The consequences of small arms on African people due to international conflicts within Africa, rebel group activities, mercenary groups, and armed gang activities have yet to be fully measured. The International Action Network on Small Arms, Saferworld, and Oxfam International put it in perspective when they reported that armed conflict cost Africa $18 billion each year and about US$300 billion between 1990-2005.
