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Ridhima Pandey is a 14-year-old climate activist from Uttarakhand, India, who spoke at the 50th General Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference on 17 October.

One of the main initiatives taken by the “Women’s Commission” of the Society (see the article published on 25 October) has been to organize a worldwide survey. Here, the director of the project tells us more about the goals, methods and status of their enterprise.

OTTAWA — As Canada and other countries transition to green energy technology in response to climate change, Fr Jacques Nzumbu SJ underscored that such a move must not be made at the expense of the environment, and the human rights of vulnerable people like those in his home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The series of "Webinars from an Integral Perspective," organised by the International Secretariat for Education of the Society of Jesus, continues.

Haiti is one of the poorest and most backward countries on the planet, and after the devastating earthquake of 2010—it is now in a new economic and political crisis.

From 5-18 November 2022, as world leaders gather in Egypt for the COP27 global climate talks, we will run the Caravan of Hope – Voices from the Margins COP27 Series.

Directly from the Le Bon Samaritain hospital complex in N'Djamena, Chad, the president of the Magis Foundation, Ambrogio Bongiovanni, recounts the project 'Integral Health Approach to and beyond Covid-19', curated by the Foundation and financed by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency.

The Society of Jesus in Mexico has issued a statement condemning the army's classification of the Jesuit social centre "Miguel Agustín Prodh" as a "pressure group", as well as other actions against the congregation. We share the communiqué: We condemn the classification of the Centro Prodh as a "pressure group" and the military monitoring of religious, after the Cerocahui murders

The Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado - CIPCA, a social centre of the Society of Jesus in Peru, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, is organising the International Forum: "Rural Territories in Latin America: Challenges". The forum will be held on 17 and 18 November, in person and online, from 8:30 am (Peruvian time).

Senior figures from the Catholic Church in Africa are calling for world leaders to finally agree to provide finance for Loss and Damage to help countries in the continent facing the devastating impacts of climate change at the annual UN climate conference (COP27) taking place in Egypt from 7 to 18 November 2022.