Tag: violence
Can Community Volunteers Help Peacebuilding Efforts in Nigeria?
January 31, 2012
Reuters’ AlertNet News Blog has a story on the efforts by Catholic Relief Services to use community volunteers to address sectarian violence in Nigeria. DAKAR (AlertNet) – Could peacebuilding efforts by community volunteers help to stem the tide of growing sectarian violence in Nigeria where a northern-based insurgency by Islamist sect Boko Haram is straining [...]
Solidarity with Nigeria
December 30, 2011
Catholic Relief Services joins the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in standing in solidarity with the Catholic Church of Nigeria and our brothers and sisters affected by the Christmas Day attacks on churches, as well as both Christians and Muslims affected by the ongoing unrest. CRS is ready to assist the local Church as it [...]