South Sudan is the world’s youngest country. Recently, the nation completed ten years of independence. South Sudan ranks behind Syria, Venezuela, and Afghanistan, with 2.2 million refugees. Most of them fled to neighboring Uganda, a [read…]
Sr. Semerita Mbambu CSC A Ugandan sister from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. She is Journeying with victims of domestic violence and Human Trafficking. She worked with Rwenzori Forum for Peace [read…]
Following the three-day UNEP meeting (March 18-20, 2019) in Nairobi, I had a chance to visit and meet with some VIVAT members in Kenya. One of the three parishes I visited was Soweto. It is [read…]
Our Participation at the UN Meeting on International Environmental Law in Kenya A United Nations Inter-governmental Negotiation Meeting took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 18-20, 2019. This meeting was a follow up session after [read…]
Radio has proven powerful in Africa to spark ethnic violence, but it can also promote peace [1]. The Catholic Radio Network (CRN) started in 2006 as a joint initiative of the Comboni Institutes and the [read…]
During the 39th session of the Human Rights Council, VIVAT International engaged in the project related to the human rights of indigenous people in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The oral statement was delivered by Lucien [read…]
A two and half day international conference on migration took place at Dimesse Retreat Center, Karen-Nairobi from June 6th to 8th, 2017. The conference under a theme “Women and Migration in the African Context” was [read…]
Andrzej Owca delivered an Oral Statement during the General Debate of the 24th Meeting of 35th Regular Session of Human Rights Council under the theme, “Rights to freedom of expression in Ethiopia”. Link to the [read…]
From May 1-5, VIVAT Workshop was held in Lagos, Nigeria. Around 60 members participated and adopted following statement. STATEMENT FROM VIVAT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP NIGERIA “THAT ALL MAY LIVE IN DIGNITY” At the end of the [read…]
The“History is filled with tragic chapters of hatred, inaction and indifference – a cycle that has led to violence, incarceration and death camps,” the twenty-third anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [read…]
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