Climate crisis, displacement and solidarity
On 30 March, the Holy See engaged with an important aspect of displacement with the publication of its ‘Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced People’. The document, approved by Pope Francis, was produced by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, a Vatican department established by Francis that works on both migration and environmental matters.
The intersection between climate change and human displacement is a still emerging area of concern. Nevertheless, we know that climate change is already a factor in various forms of human mobility, ranging from relatively voluntary migration to compulsory resettlement to temporary or permanent displacement, either internal or international.
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Vatican Covid Commission backs debt cancellation for African nations
Through a webinar, the Vatican COVID-19 Commission supports the campaign for debt cancellation for African countries.
By Vatican News staff writer
In a statement released on 8 April, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development notes that along with the Vatican s Covid-19 Commission it is supporting the campaign for debt cancellation for African countries.
The initiative was launched on Wednesday, 7 April, during a webinar organised by the Dicastery and the Commission itself, in collaboration with Caritas Africa, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) and the Association of Consecrated Women of East and Central Africa (ACWECA).
Equal access to health care is a matter of justice, Vatican cardinal says cruxnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cruxnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apr. 8, 2021 Catholic News Service Ensuring equal access to health care, especially for the less fortunate, can only be achieved through a renewed moral commitment by the countries with the greatest resources to the countries most in need, Cardinal Peter Turkson said. In a message marking World Health Day 2021, Cardinal Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said that health inequality is unfair but also is preventable through strategies that aim to ensure equal access to health care, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalized groups. It is desirable that universal health coverage be guaranteed to all individuals and all communities. This is an urgent goal to be achieved in order to build a fairer, healthier world, a better world, a world of peace that we dream and believe is still possible, Cardinal Turkson wrote in the message released by the Vatican April 7.
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