Development and Peace signed onto the pre-Durban Interfaith Call for Action on Climate Change, signed by several Canadian churches. The Canadian Council of Churches also sent the following letter to the Prime Minister regarding Canada’s position at the COP17 talks on Climate Change in Durban, December 2011.
Advocacy
November 27, 2011
"If we want justice and peace, we must protect the habitat that
sustains us."
As the 17th UN Conference on Climate Change begins in Durban, South Africa, Development and Peace notes with concern the increasing number of climate related disasters, including floods and droughts, that have affected the populations in the Global South over the last two years.
November 4, 2011
"You must treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children."
With this Kikuyu proverb in mind, African faith leaders will be calling on governments to agree on a just and legally binding climate treaty at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit in Durban, South Africa from November 28th – December 9th, 2011. On November 27th, they will present an international petition to world leaders gathered in Durban.
September 30, 2011
Development and Peace deplores the murder and attempted assassination of two priests opposed to mining projects in Colombia and Peru. The organization is calling on the Canadian government to support increased protection for human rights defenders, and on its members and supporters, as well as priests, nuns and other religious, to show increased solidarity with priests and other human rights defenders in Latin America.
