JRS-Asia Pacific Archives - Ecology and Jesuits in Communication

Rosalyn Students from Kayah State, Myanmar and from the refugee camp in Mae Hong Son, Thailand recently joined an online youth exchange forum on World

Calendar

2023

JANUARY
1 - 56th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis

FEBRUARY
2 - World Wetlands Day, Revive and restore degraded wetlands #RestorationGeneration #ForWetlands
3 - Fraternity @ Frontiers, official launch of the online interactive Global Map of Jesuit Social Centres by Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Registration is required, deadline is 31 January.
5 to 10 - FCBCO Suva Assembly 2023, Annual assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, includes listening to the cry of the earth and vulnerable peoples with visits to villages that bear the impacts of sea level rise and resource extraction

MARCH
16 - 2023 Climate Change Conference, Loyola University Chicago, Climate Refugees: Human Migration in the Era of Climate Change
22 to 24 - UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, USA

APRIL
17 to 23 - 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, Theme: Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach
27 to 29 - Climate & Environmental Justice Conference, Santa Clara University in affiliation with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, California, USA, hybrid virtual and in-person event

AUGUST
1 to 6 - World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023, Lisbon. Portugal

SEPTEMBER
19 to 20 - 2023 SDG Summit-the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly high-level week

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Finding hope in God’s creation: Growing vegetable gardens in IDP camps

Youth along the Thailand-Myanmar border take action in caring for the environment