Here we highlight statements of interest on JPIC issues from religious organizations and Church leadership.
Sign on Letters
- Faith-based organizations sign on letter to Senators on International Assistance, Debt Relief (September, 2020)
- NGO Declaration on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations (September, 2020)
- Sign-on Letter to Securities & Exchange Commission on COVID Disclosure — (June 2020)
- Faith Leaders Call on Congress to Enact Policing Reforms and Address the Racial Income and Wealth Gap — (June 2020)
- Open letter to governments on Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis — (June 2020)
- Letter to the Senate opposing inclusion of tax breaks for the rich and corporations in a new COVID financial aid package — (June 2020)
- Civil Society CoNGO Statement on COVID-19 Recovery: Building Back Better, call on the 193 UN Member States to renew their commitment to the UN and to turn this international crisis into an opportunity so countries emerge from this crisis and build a better world for all — (June 2020)
- Investor Letter to Pharma companies to work collaboratively on Covid-19 response (April 7, 2020)
- National religious institutions letter (Jubilee USA) to White House, G20 and IMF to confront COVID 19 (April 15, 2020)
- Letter to U.S Congress to Make Struggling Communities a Priority In COVID-19 (March 20, 2020). Read the full letter here.
- Letter to US Senate urging passage of the ILLICIT CASH Act (S.2563) and the Corporate Transparency Act (S.1978) (December 2019)
Statements of Support
- Official position statement from the Administration of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, U.S. Province Leadership Regarding National Protests — (June 2020)
- IMF Coronavirus Action: Protect Vulnerable, Prevent Financial Crisis (March 24, 2020)
For statements specifically on the environment, please see:
- OMI JPIC Statements on the Environment
- Vatican and Other Religious Statements
- Climate Change Statements from the Worlds’ Religions (Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology)
Read More sign-on letters and statements here: http://omiusajpic.org/resources/positions/
