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The World Organization for Migrations (WOM) has announced a new campaign against the trade in women in Romania. The WOM in Bucharest has signed an agreement with the Romanian Minister of Education and Research to launch a campaign in secondary schools and colleges throughout the country. The studies conducted by the WOM suggest that the […]

According to the latest report of UNICEF, “Ten years of transition”, published in Geneva on 29 November, child poverty is very widespread in the former Soviet bloc countries of the Community of Independent States (CIS) and in both central and eastern Europe, in spite of the growth being registered by their economies. Families have difficulty […]

war and the media" "

A hundred years ago Luigi Barzini travelled forty hours on horseback to ensure that his dispatches on the Russo-Japanese war would get through the censorship and arrive safe and sound at the Corriere della Sera . Today the correspondents posted to Afghanistan only have to lift their satellite phones and in a few minutes the […]

spirituality" "

The innovative experiences of recent decades also include the new forms of evangelization and “spiritual guidance”, practised in particular by the lay members of associations, groups, communities and movements. The phenomenon is growing strongly. We have gathered some examples present at the European level. “Evangelization on the street” is one of the “specialities”, though not […]

refugees" "

“We need to ensure that asylum-seekers do not become the victims of prejudices” linked to the dangers “of terrorism or ‘clandestinity'”. That’s the concern of Ana Liria-Franch, delegate in Italy of the UN High Commission for Refugees, who addressed a conference held in Rome in recent days on the theme: “European Union: towards a common […]

France" "

After various months of preparation, the “assembly of Catholic teaching” was held in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 1st December. Its task, as explained by the assembly’s head of information Gilles du Retail, was to “renew the mission of Catholic schools and formulate a clear and concrete programme of action for implementing it”. Delegations of […]

The German national ethical Council – a consultative body on bioethical issues formed of 23 experts both in the scientific and juridical and moral fields – has expressed a positive opinion on the importation of embryonal stem cells for research purposes. The decision, reached on 29 November, has re-ignited the debate on bioethics and the […]

bioethics" "

With 316 votes against, 37 in favour and 47 abstentions, the European Parliament, in its session on 29 November, rejected the “Report on the ethical, juridical, economic and social implications of human genetics” presented by Francesco Fiori (European People’s Party group). In December 2000, the European Parliament had set up a “temporary Commission on human […]

comece" "

“European integration is more than a simple economic and political option: it is synonymous with sustainable peace, both from the internal point of view, through new forms of social and political cooperation, and from the external point of view, through the EU’s contribution to global development and conflict resolution”. So say the bishops of COMECE, […]

Afghanistan" "

After eight days of intensive discussions, the Bonn conference finally reached an agreement on the future of Afghanistan, during the night between 3 and 4 December. The accord provides for the creation of an interim administration, headed by an executive composed of 29 members for a duration of six months. Under the terms of the […]