Aperçu de la première journée de l’UNEA4
La quatrième Assemblée des Nations unies pour l’environnement a débuté aujourd’hui le 11 Mars 2019. Le thème de cette année est: “Des solutions innovantes pour relever les défis environnementaux et garantir la consommation et la production durables.” Deux conférences ont précédée l’Assemblée durant la semaine passée à savoir : “Major Group…
Focus on Laudato Si at CLC-Kenya Universities Formation
Close to 100 Christian Life Community-Kenya members drawn from 8 universities, gathered at the University of Kabianga in mid-February, of their joint formation weekend. The main theme of the formation weekend was “Laudato Si, Youth and Care of Creation”. The venue could not have been more fitting. Bernard Kithusi, CLC-Kenya‘s Executive Secretary…
Faith Presence at UNEA4
The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA4) is set to take place in Nairobi, 11th to 15th March. Held every 2 years, the 4th assembly will focus on the twin themes of innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production. The report of the Executive Director of the…
In Panama, Young Catholics Call for Urgent Climate Action
Young Catholics from across the world are renewing their call for urgent climate action. The call was contained in a manifesto titled, “Ecological Conversion in Action”, which was issued at the end of the 3rdInternational Congress on the Care of Creation. Young people also committed themselves to “to live Laudato…
Ecological Conversion, Climate Justice and Just Transition: Reflections from COP24
At the last United Nations Climate Conference (COP24), held in Katowice, Poland, Verena Himmelreich spoke with Fabian Oliver, a CYNESA South Africa Core Team member. Fabian is a student of Theology and works as a Youth-Pastor in Johannesburg South, South Africa. He participated in the last COP24 in Poland as…
CYNESA's Mission is to offer the platform through which young Catholics across Africa, respond to the twin challenges of Environmental Degradation and Climate Change, from the perspective of Catholic social teaching on care for creation, paying attention to the most vulnerable.