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Oblate JPIC Urges IMF Loan to Sri Lanka be Conditioned on Tangible Human Rights Progress July 24th, 2009
In a letter to the US Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund, Meg Lundsager, the US Oblate JPIC office today urged that the US$2.5 billion stand-by loan be conditioned on tangible human rights progress by the Sri Lankan government. The loan was opposed by the UK government.
Some 280,000 Tamils are still being held involuntarily in over-crowded and severely under-serviced military-controlled camps in the north. In addition, the government has made no attempts to address the serious and legitimate underlying grievances of the Tamil population that led to the insurgency in the first place.
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Conditions in Sri Lanka Refugee Camps Worsening July 20th, 2009
Waiting for Water at Manik Camp
According to a report by the associated Press in Colombo, conditions in the refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka are seriously worsening. In a report dated Sunday July 19th, AP said “in June, chicken pox was rampant and cases of typhoid, tuberculosis, skin and respiratory infections, hepatitis A, scabies and diarrhea have begun cropping up, according to U.N. reports. More than 35 percent of children under 5 are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, according to a July 3 government presentation.”
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Memorial Celebration of the Life of Larry Rosebaugh, OMI July 11th, 2009
Forty days after he was killed on the road to Playa Grande in Guatemala a great crowd gathered to remember and celebrate the gift of Fr Lorenzo Rosebaugh OMI in their lives. The celebration was led by the bishop of Quiche, Monsenor Mario Molina and the apostolic nuncio to Guatemala His Excellency the most reverend Paul Richard Gallagher, alongside numerous priests and leaders in the community.
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Report on Oblate International Congress on Ministry with Migrants Now Available July 6th, 2009
L to R: Maurizio Giorgianni (Italian OMI in Korea), Gen Oliveira (Brazilian OMI in Japan), Andrzej Jastrzebski (Polish OMI in the Oblate General Administration in Rome) and Daniel LeBlanc, Oblate representative at the United Nations.
The symposium, titled “Together on a Journey of Hope” was held in Mississauga, Ontario, from June 8-12, 2009. Oblates from North five continents gathered to learn, strategize and sensitize themselves on the challenges of migrants and immigrants in areas where Oblates are working. This was the first Oblate international symposium on migration.
Oblates Gather for International Immigration Symposium in Toronto July 1st, 2009
Oblates from North America, Asia-Oceania, Europe, Africa/Madagascar and Latin America gathered in Toronto from June 8-12 to learn, strategize and sensitize themselves on the challenges of migrants and immigrants in every area where the Oblates are working. It was also a moment to share the distributions of migrants where Oblates work. This is the first Oblate international symposium on migration, and was convened by the Assumption Province in collaboration with the Oblate General Administration in Rome.
Report and Recommendations of the Symposium (Download PDF)
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