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An exemplary measure in a country where acts of sexual violence are unfortunately common An ethnic armed group from Manipur, Northeast India, the Kuki National Organization (KNO), affirmed its policy to strictly prohibit and punish any act of sexual violence...

Denying the fundamental right of seeking assistance is tantamount to denying democracy and dignity of the person “The Mediterranean must become a humanitarian channel”, said to MISNA Monsignor Giancarlo Perego, director of the Migrantes Foundation, after a migrant boat capsized...

A live recount of the tragedy in Garissa, Kenya. Sharing pain, bringing relief to relatives of murdered students. Solidarity born of tragedy. ”The slaughter in Garissa took place on Good Friday. I went to the morgue where they were taking...

In Florence (Italy) a “Bed and Breakfast” accommodations project. One of the many initiatives launched by the worldwide New Families of the Focolare, to help those in need. Cesar, an 18-year old from Ghana, was saved just when he was...

An appeal to respect the cease-fire seems to be the only way Foreign ministers from France, Ukraine, Germany and Russia have met in Berlin to try and preserve a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. The Minsk peace deal was not...

In mid-March several Pacific islands were hit by the full force of Cyclone Pam (with winds reaching up to 250 km/h). We received news from a community present in this remote place, where an Action for a United World (AMU)...

"He wants to be able to buy him a house and make sure he has all the care he ever needs" Twins Jason and Aaron Clark have always known they are different but the same. While Jason is a high-achieving,...

"You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripples for change" Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth. Fortune magazine cited the head...

Direct link-up with a teacher in a refugee camp inn Kurdistan, Iraq. Promoting projects for an emergency that is ongoing. “I live in Erbil, northern Iraq, where I began a school for Kurdish children in 2010,” says Malu Villafane, who...

Interview with Congolese biologist Pierre Kabeza: «there are things we cannot understand or see clearly if not with eyes that have cried.» His commitment for his own people. The Democratic Republic of Congo: a big country with immense natural resources....

United in the immense pain of the Christians and of many, we remember the victims of the attack in Lahore, and continue to pray unceasingly for the gift of peace. A testimonial from Pakistan. «Just after a few hours from...

Two Lebanese youth give a “live” report on their friends in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. A story of suffering that opens out to new hope. «The two of us from Lebanon are grateful for this opportunity to speak before such...

From the 15th of March, it starts an international contest that will involve all the people around the world. The contest will end on 10th of May. It is very easy:...

Chiara Lubich: unity and politics March 12 , in the Hall of the Parliamentary Group of the Montecitorio Palace in Rome , was held the first round of the international program "Politics for Unity. Making a world of difference". The...