US Catholics urge Biden to address vaccine access at G7 summit
Catholic Cares Coalition tells president that more needs to be done to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to poorer nations
Updated: June 10, 2021 07:58 AM GMT
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A national Catholic group of over 50 religious and non-profit organizations is urging President Joe Biden to address global COVID-19 vaccine access during the upcoming G7 summit.
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Faith-Based Communities Urge for a Stop to Violence in Myanmar and Protection for Displaced People
June 4, 2021
The International Catholic Migration Commission has joined an interfaith appeal to the military in Myanmar to stop using violence and to work for a just peace rooted in democratic norms.
Over the past months, tens of thousands of people in Myanmar have fled their homes to escape attacks by security forces. Photo: Villagers from the Karen minority ethnic group take refuge in the jungle following Myanmar military airstrikes in March. Photo source: Karen Education and Culture Department/UCA News
In a 3 June joint statement, over 25 faith-based humanitarian actors worldwide vowed not to remain silent in the face of violence in Myanmar. They expressed deep concern that the violence has caused increased suffering and is triggering large-scale displacement.