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A peace convoy from Italy reaches Lviv, Ukraine

By Carlo Cefaloni The Italian delegation of Stop the War Now experienced three intense days, as they travelled to Lviv to bring aid, assist the most vulnerable refugees and build the foundations of a closer relationship with the Ukrainian civil...

How Jevev NGO turned Benin’s invasive water hyacinth into ‘green gold’

By Maria Gaglione Economy of Francesco in Africa: the invasive plant from which compost is produced has become a resource for local agriculture. The water hyacinth is an aquatic plant of extraordinary tropical beauty, with purple flowers and thick stems...

Guatemala: technology at the service of indigenous culture

“Educa” is a project that has offered 25 young people in Guatemala training in computer programming and web design. Some of the scholarship holders come from indigenous ethnic groups and want to put the technical skills they have acquired at...

Don’t fight but… dare to care!

How much do wars pollute? What are the consequences of conflicts on a country’s flora and fauna? We talked about this with Dr Augustine Doronila, an expert in eco-chemistry, who works with the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of...

“I produced weapons, today I build peace”

The story of Vito Alfieri Fontana: from landmines to commitment to fraternity. “I know for sure that peace is necessary because I have seen what a war is. I have experienced that empathy is sometimes not enough, it is necessary...

Disarmament is the only true road to Peace

A Joint Oral Statement entitled “Appeal for Peace in Ukraine” was presented last March 8, 2022, at the 49th Ordinary Session of the Human Rights Council, and New Humanity was one of the 20 co-signatory NGOs. “War is a flagellum....

Evil will not have the last word

By Città Nuova Editorial Staff The story of a reader who lives near the Fernetti border with Slovenia. The embrace of an entire community for Ukrainian refugees. I live a few kilometres from the border where Ukrainian refugees are arriving....

Syria, the Saliba convenience store will soon lift its shutters

He thought he would be forced to leave his city, Homs, and his elderly parents to seek work in another country. Instead, 22-year-old Saliba is about to open a minimarket in the same place where his father worked as a...

Poland in solidarity

More than 2 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the borders into neighbouring countries since the beginning of the war. More than 1,200,000 of them have been welcomed in Poland. They are mainly women and children from every part of...

#DARETOCARE: United World Week 2022

In the very delicate international context we are living, the theme of “care” is increasingly pertinent, once again the focus of the next United World Week, from 1 to 7 May 2022. Here we go! We are very close to...

Ukraine emergency – updates

The following updates come to us from Mira, a Slovenian focolarina who lives in Ukraine and has been working with Caritas-Spes Ukraine for a long time. Donate Now 04 March – Ukraine, the commitment of Caritas-Spes continues The first trucks...

Stop the war in Ukraine and rebuild a forum for dialogue and political negotiation

We share the appeal of the Politics for Unity Movement to stop the war in Ukraine and to reopen a space for dialogue and political negotiation. “If you want peace, prepare for peace” are the words of Igino Giordani, a...

Action for rural India: the new A Vaccine for All campaign project

Nine months into the campaign, the fundraiser to promote the purchase of vaccines against Covid-19 in poorer countries continues. After providing aid to Brazil’s Amazon region, the project is preparing to assist a number of villages in rural India. It...

A diplomacy of small gestures

What does life look like in Kiev (Kyiv) as tensions rise over a possible war? We asked Mira Milavec, who has been living in Ukraine for nearly three years. In the last few weeks, winds of war have been blowing...

“Instruments of peace for a broken heart”

By Giovanna Pieroni We share the story of Trésor, a young man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo whose life was transformed thanks to the ‘Petite Flamme’ project. Trésor was born in a village on the outskirts of Kinshasa,...

In Burundi “It’s possible!”

Edited by AMU – Action for a United World NGO The project “It’s possible!”, promoted by AMU and CASOBU aims to create community microcredit groups whose members can self-sustain each other for the creation of business activities and, in the...

United World Project: a dream of fraternity is born

On the International Day of Human Fraternity, we want to start celebrating the UWP’s 10th anniversary, since the project’s aim is to promote a culture of fraternity around the world. Its anniversary will be on 1st September 2022, ten years...

A bridge between Italy and Lebanon

From thinking about how to share came a great deal of solidarity: an airlift to Beirut to transport both medicines for the chronically ill, and powdered milk for new-born babies. This action, in response to an appeal by the Latin...

Integral ecology as a common commitment for the Christian Churches and the different religions

BY ANTONINO PUGLISI INTRODUCTION Just over fifty years ago, we set foot on the moon. The moon landing of 20th July 1969 will forever remain an extraordinary and unique moment in the history of humanity. Since then, mankind has experienced...

“Hope and dreams made me survive the Holocaust”

By Maddalena Maltese Evi Blaikie was one of Hungary’s hidden children. She continues to speak up in favor of peace and caring. An adorable great granddaughter is both the greatest joy — and a sort of revenge — for Evi...

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