Catholic nuns join protests against Myanmarâs military coup Women religious in Myanmar take part in an anti-coup march Feb 11 in Yangoon. (CNA)
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select Demonstrators show picture of Myanmar s Army Gen. Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out during a Feb. 6 protest in Yangon against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (CNS photo/Reuters) WASHINGTON, D.C. Catholic nuns in Myanmar have joined widespread protests against the recent military coup, Asian Catholic websites have reported.
According to UCA News, Catholic nuns from a variety of communities in Myanmar have marched the streets, praying for the protestors and offering them food. Amid protests in the city of Myitkyina, the capital of the state of Kachin, nuns hung signs saying, “No to dictatorship” and “Listen to the voices of people” outside of their convent.
“Advanced economies can help kick-start sustainable global growth by combining proactive fiscal policy, including spending on infrastructure, along with fair and supportive monetary policies,” Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic said at a meeting of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
December 14, 2020
CWN Editor s Note: Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, addressed a preparatory committee meeting for the October 2021 UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development) summit.
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By Lisa Zengarini
The Holy See has renewed its call for accessibility to Covid-19 vaccines and medicines for all, stressing that “patent rights should be exercised coherently with the objectives of mutual advantage of patent holders and users of patented medicines, in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare”.
No one should be left behind
“Access for all to affordable medicines, tools, vaccines, diagnostics and treatment is paramount for a recovery from the crisis: no one should be left behind”, said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva in an address during the 32nd Standing Committee on Patents of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).