Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC - Statements

Question of the Creation of the United Nations - Human Rights Council (HRC)

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:17:04 -0800

The written statement of Pax Romana for the 62nd Session of UN Commission on Human Rights under Agenda Item 18: Effective Functioning of human rights mechanism.

Human rights is a notion that has been determinedly evolving throughout human history. They have been intricately attached to the laws, customs and religions throughout time. But only after the utter atrocities committed during the World War II the international community changed the view on human rights, recognizing that these rights were to be proclaimed and enforced universally. In the aftermath of the Holocaust the world expressed the need for the protection of a set of inalienable human rights.

Luxembourg European Declaration

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:23:08 -0700

1. Our generations have been marked by a new awareness of European unity. After one of the blackest centuries in our history, after the conflicts and the fascisms, the night and fog of the nazi extermination, the scourge of communism - for the first time our continent can imagine a shared future, in a democratic prospect of freedom, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Thus the 20th century saw the birth of great hopes. It was the time when democracies took root, when the economy boomed as never before, when the first ecumenical gains were made, when the thought of the founding fathers of the united Europe was shaped and there was a pastoral and religious renaissance launched by the Vatican II Council.

Declaracin Europea de Luxemburgo

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 21:52:04 -0700

Nuestras generaciones han estado marcadas por la conciencia de la unidad de Europa. Despus de uno de los siglos ms negros de nuestra historia, despus de las guerras y el fascismo, la oscuridad y la niebla de la exterminacin nazi, del azote del comunismo- por primera vez nuestro continente puede imaginar compartir el futuro desde una perspectiva democrtica de libertad, igualdad y de aplicacin y respeto de los derechos humanos. De este modo el siglo XX conoci el nacimiento de grandes ilusiones. Fue el tiempo cuando se afianzaron las democracias, cuando la economa creci como nunca lo haba hecho, cuando se realizaron los primeros logros ecumnicos, cuando se dise el pensamiento de los padres de la unin europea y cuando emergi el renacimiento espiritual y religioso del Concilio Vaticano II.

Poverty and Injustice as Challenges to Ethics and Cultures - Responsibility of Christian Professionals

Thu, 04 Jul 2002 15:03:27 -0700

"Poverty and Injustice as Challenges to Ethics and Cultures - Responsibility of Christian Professionals" was the theme of the study session of the 29th Plenary Assembly of ICMICA/MIIC from 24 to 26 July 2004 in Warsaw, Poland. About 130 participants from all the continents gathered at the Assembly. The Assembly was hosted by the Klub Inteligencji Katolickiej(KIK), the ICMICA-affiliated Federation in Poland.

The Lima Declaration

Wed, 03 Jul 2002 21:47:26 -0700

Chaclacayo, Lima, Peru, July 6 to 9, 2002

International Seminar on Sustainable Development, on the Road to Rio+ 10

We, fourty eight members of the lnternational Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA-Pax Romana), coming from nine Latin American and Caribbean countries and from other continents of the world, meeting in Chaclacayo, Lima, Peru, from July 6 to 9, 2002, for the International Seminar On Sustainable Development, On The Road To Rio + 10, want to contribute to the process of the World Summit for Sustainable Development with the reflections that follow.

Declaracion de Lima

Wed, 03 Jul 2002 21:34:42 -0700

Chaclacayo, Lima-Peru, 6-9 de julio de 2002

Seminario Internacional de Desarrollo Sostenible, En Camino a Rio+ 10

Provenimos de 9 pases de Amrica Latina y el Caribe, y de otras regiones del mundo, somos miembros de MIIC-Pax Romana, reunidos en Chaclacayo- Lima, Per, del 6 al 9 de julio del 2002, fecha en la que se realiz el Seminario Internacional de Desarrollo Humano Sostenible, en camino a Ro + 10.

Pax Romana - ICMICA Asia Pacific Regional Advocacy Workshop on Human Rights and Sustainable Development

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 20:27:23 -0700

Bali, Indonesia
22-28, May 2002

Bali Declaration on Human Rights and Ecologically Sustainable Development in the Various Parts of The Asia Pacific Region

We, over seventy men and women, from eleven country members of Pax Romana-ICMICA[1], met in Bali, Indonesia, from 22 to 28 May 2002 for the Asia Pacific Advocacy Workshop on Human Rights and Sustainable Development in association with the 4th PrepCom of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)[2] from 27 May to 7 June 2002.

African Regional Advocacy Workshop on Human Rights and Sustainable Development

Tue, 28 May 2002 20:08:03 -0700

African Regional Advocacy Workshop on Human Rights and Sustainable Development Nairobi, Africa

Nairobi Declaration for Sustainable Development in Africa

"There is no sustainable development without sustainable peace and respect for human rights"

Nairobi, May 11, 2002

We, over 50 participants from 17 different countries mostly Africa[1], having met in Nairobi, Kenya from 5 to 11 May 2002 at the ICMICA African Regional Advocacy Workshop on Human Rights and Sustainable Development around the theme "Human Rights and Sustainable Development - The Challenge of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)[2] to African Christian Professionals in a Globalising World" jointly convened by Pax Romana ICMICA Africa and the International Secretariat of ICMICA based in Geneva and hosted by CMICA Kenya, ICMICA member federation in Kenya,[3]

Innovative Resources for Development

Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:24:23 -0700

New York, 17 October 2001

CIDSE, Caritas Internationalis, Franciscans International, Pax Romana and VIVAT International promote an ethical approach to tackling socio-economic problems. Our networks support the concept of a preferential option for the poor, redistribution of wealth and power. We believe much more action is needed in order to achieve the 2015 international development targets as set at the UN Millennium Summit, particularly the goals of halving the number of people living in poverty. We therefore call on governments to formulate, agree and implement concrete initiatives increase official development aid, extend debt relief beyond HIPC countries and explore and implement innovative resources to prevent social exclusion and promote and finance sustainable development.

Inter-Continental Workshop on Racial Discrimination (Final Statement)

Mon, 02 Jul 2001 18:39:11 -0700

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, July 21 to 25, 2001

1. More than 60 participants from several States in India and 15 countries of all continents gathered in Chennai, India from July 21 to 25, 2001 around the theme of "People's Struggle for Global Racial Justice - A Challenge in a Globalizing World" for an Intercontinental Workshop on Racial Discrimination organized by Pax Romana ICMICA.

International Colloquium on the Impact of Globalisation on Poverty, Democracy and Human Rights in Africa

Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:34:45 -0800

This Colloquium, sponsored by the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA) Pax Romana was organised in close cooperation with the two hosting organisations: the Christian Professionals of Tanzania (CPT) and the Taaluma Women Group (TWG). Our Tanzanian hosts, though poor in material wealth made our stay and the meeting an unforgettable occasion by making all of us feel at home with a rich culture of hospitality and welcome.