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UNITED NATIONS: Range of Issues of Global Concern Discussed in UN Meetings with World Leaders

September 28, 2012

(United Nations) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with a range of world leaders and other high-level officials for discussions on a gamut of topics of global concern, on the margins of the high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting between

GLOBAL: Salesians Speak at United Nations, Empower Youth to be ‘Agents of Change’

September 24, 2012

(MissionNewswire) On Monday, Sept. 24, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Salesians facilitated a panel discussion titled, “Empowering Youth to be Agents of Change in Eradicating Poverty.” Representatives of the Catholic Church, governments, and the Salesians presented their perspectives on the effectiveness and

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE: Salesians Provide Education as a Means of Peace for Youth

September 21, 2012

(MissionNewswire) During the International Day of Peace, celebrated globally on Sept. 21, 2012, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the world’s combatants to lay down their arms and embrace peace. The theme of this past year's observance was "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future.”

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BRAZIL: Salesians Hold Youth Day in Brazil in Preparation for World Youth Day 2013

September 19, 2012

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Youth Day was held in early September in Brazil in preparation for World Youth Day, an international gathering of the youth of the Catholic Church for a week-long celebration of faith. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host World Youth Day in July of 2013,

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KENYA: Don Bosco Boys Town is Providing a Path Out of Poverty in Nairobi

August 13, 2012

(MissionNewswire) In Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, most of the three million residents endure lives of extreme poverty. Much of the population reside in slums that crowd the city. Here, poverty is commonplace and basic health care and education is lacking. Compared to Kenya’s more

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UNHCR: Kakuma Camp in Kenya Surpasses its 100,000 Capacity

August 6, 2012

(UNHCR) Kakuma Refugee Camp has surpassed its capacity of 100,000 residents, creating serious concerns as more refugees continue to arrive. By the end of July the population of the camp established in northern Kenya in 1992 had reached 100,009 following a steady influx of

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INDIA: Salesians Aid Refugees of Ethnic Violence

August 1, 2012

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions is reporting that Salesian-run Don Bosco Institute in Guwahati, India, is providing relief efforts for those displaced by recent ethnic violence. The violence has occurred in the districts of Assam, a northeastern state of India, and has left 56 people dead and thousands more

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HAITI: Global Soap Project, Salesian Missions Partner to Deliver Soap to Fight Cholera Epidemic

July 24, 2012

(MissionNewswire) Thanks to a new partnership with Salesian Missions, Global Soap Project recently distributed its largest donation of soap to date, reaching approximately 5,000 people in Haiti. “The Salesians are on the ground in Haiti working with children in need, so we were able to provide

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UNICEF: One Year After Somalia’s Famine, a Story of Recovery

July 20, 2012

One year ago, on 20 July 2011, the United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, the flashpoint in a humanitarian crisis gripping the Horn of Africa. After an outpouring of international support, the famine ended in February 2012, and

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MALI: Salesians Assist Displaced Children & Families as Political Instability Continues

July 19, 2012

(MissionNewswire) Political instability and fears of chaos in Mali have driven more than 300,000 people from their homes since fighting erupted in the north between a Tuareg rebel movement and Malian government forces. There has been panic that rebel groups will use the region as

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