Statements

Letter on TIAA Fossil Fuel Divestment and Stopping Land Grabs

September 28, 2021

To: Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA

Dear Ms. Duckett,

We are dismayed and angered by TIAA’s recent statement that it will address climate change by making its General Account “Net Zero” by 2050. It is alarming on four counts:

1. The target of 2050 is far, far too late for a climate crisis that is destroying our planet now.

TIAA writes that “climate risk is an investment risk that we must manage over time...to achieve the best possible investment outcomes for our clients.”

Joint Catholic Letter on Title 42 in Honor of World Migrant and Refugee Day

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden by Catholic organizations urging him to rescind the use of the Title 42 health policy to rapidly expel migrants at the southern border.

Maryknoll Statement on Biden’s Climate Finance and Vaccine Pledges

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 23, 2021, in response to President Biden's recent announcements regarding climate finance and vaccine equity.

Letter to Congress on Climate Finance in FY 2022

"These investments are also key to building credibility and influence so that the U.S. can unlock more ambitious climate action from other countries, delivering benefits at home and abroad. At present, U.S. climate finance contributions are significantly behind that of other countries, which risks undercutting American efforts to maintain global influence..."

Letter to President Biden on Sanctions Policy

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden urging him to complete a review of U.S. sanctions policy.

Letter on Supporting Afghan Evacuees

"We welcome vulnerable Afghans arriving in our communities and ask for your support to help them fully integrate and thrive as they adjust to their new homes. At no other time has our moral responsibility to uphold these principles been greater."

Joint Letter to Sec Blinken Urging Rohingya Genocide Determination

Dear Secretary Blinken, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to publicly determine that the state of Myanmar has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people...

Joint Letter on Renewable Energy Standards and Keeping False Solutions Out of Clean Energy

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coaliton of 715 organizations in issuing the following letter to the Biden administration urging them to adopt Renewable Energy Standards and to keep false solutions out of "clean energy."

Joint Statement and Call to Action on the Crisis in Haiti

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 145 organizations in releasing the following statement on the current crisis in Haiti.

Faith-based Letter to President Biden on Global Vaccine Access

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 80+ faith- and conscience-based organizations in sending the following letter to President Biden urging him to take several urgent, key steps to advance global vaccine access.

Letter to Bishops of United States, Central America, Mexico on Migration

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 160 Catholic organizations throughout the Americas in sending the following letter calling on Catholic bishops in the United States, Mexico, and Central America to work collaboratively to protect migrants and improve life in the communities from which so many are fleeing.

Catholic Cares Letter to Biden on G7 Summit

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 50 national Catholic religious and nonprofit organizations in urging Pres. Biden to address global COVID-19 vaccine access at the G7 summit in June.