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UNITAID approves Patent Pool for HIV Medicines January 5th, 2010
On December 15, 2009 the UNITAID Board, meeting in Geneva, passed an historic resolution to create a patent pool for HIV drugs. The Oblates, with other faith-based investors in the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), are encouraging major pharmaceutical companies to engage with UNITAID in the development of a robust patent pool.
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Papal World Day of Peace Message – If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation January 4th, 2010
Pope Benedict’s World Day of Peace Message focuses this year on the theme: If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation.
According to the Pope, “Respect for creation is of immense consequence, not least because “creation is the beginning and the foundation of all God’s works”,[1] and its preservation has now become essential for the pacific coexistence of mankind.
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U.S. Death Penalty Year End Report Released December 30th, 2009
The Death Penalty Information Center has released its 2009 report: “The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report.”. It says that the United States is likely to close 2009 with the fewest death sentences since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Tight budgets at the State level as a consequence of the persistent economic crisis, coupled with a lack of measurable benefits associated with this punishment, troubled a number of lawmakers – prompting actions in eleven states to consider abolishing the death penalty. This is a significant increase in death penalty legislative action compared to past years, the report said.
Action Alert – Migration Week and more… December 29th, 2009
Please take action on the following:
- National Migration Week: January 3-9, 2010
- Jubilee Debt Cancellation Act Introduced in Congress
- In the Footsteps of the Crucified: Torture is Never Justified – New JustFaith Education Module Available
Learn more and take action – click here for our most recent December Action Alert
National Migration Week: January 3-9, 2010 December 27th, 2009
National Migration Week: Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice is set for January 3-9 of 2010. This week marks more than 25 years of this observance, started by the US Catholic Bishops to encourage reflection on the broad diversity of the Church and its ministries.
To obtain the materials for this week, visit: USCCB National Migration Week 2010 or phone: 1-800-235-8722.
