John McCarthy QC says Church leads the globe in eradicating slavery with Pope Francis at the helm
Taking action: Young women, rescued from human traffickers, gather in a shelter on the outskirts of Moscow. Human trafficking is ...
Tag: United Nations
Brisbane Catholic Ora Duffley takes on role at United Nations to help ‘the poor and the war-weary’
Tough goodbyes: Catholic missionary worker Ora Duffley being farewelled after her time in Djibouti. FROM the slums of Djibouti to ...
United Nations nature report says a million species at risk of extinction and humans are to blame
Under threat: The report found 25 per cent of mammals, more than 40 per cent of amphibian species, nearly 33 ...
BallyCara CEO Marcus Riley tells UN to stop elderly discrimination
Advocating for the ageing: BallyCara’s, Marcus Riley, addresses the UN in New York. Photo: Supplied. ...
Capuchin mission in PNG ‘under threat’ following devastating earthquake, Mendi bishop says
Concerns: Bishop DonaldLippert among the flock in Kero, Imbongu district, southern highlands province. AFTER earthquakes and ...
Almost two million people calling for a vote on independence from Indonesia
United: More than 1.8 million West Papuan people signed the West Papuan People’s Petition to the ...
Brisbane aged care advocate tells UN of ‘insidious ageism’ worldwide
Australian advocate: Marcus Riley. Photo: Mark Bowling. BRISBANE advocate for the aged Marcus Riley has told ...
Brisbane father-of-three Marcus Riley is at the UN as an advocate for the ageing
Marcus Riley: “The fact that we are living longer is a triumph for humanity. We should ...
UN recognises Catholic human rights activist
Just reward: Brisbane archdiocese’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission executive officer Peter Arndt (right), holding his ...
Pope to UN: Act to end the tragedy in Iraq
Human tragedy: Children flee violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar, Iraq, on ...
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